By Baru Bian,
Sarawak PKR chairman
The recent statements by Sylvester Entri and Johnical
Rayong calling for the people to reject the opposition parties and Peninsula
Malaysian parties is a sign that BN is afraid that the people will come to
realize that they have been duped by BN for the past few decades.
In fact, there has been an increase in these sorts of
statements lately from BN politicians, which points to their worry that more
and more people are beginning to reject their ‘empty promise and money’ style
of politics.
Baru Bian (2nd left) with (from left) Krian YB Ali Biju, Batu Lintang YB See Chee How, Sarawak Wanita member Norhanim Moksen and PKR Tasik Biru chairman Boniface Tumek - File picture
However, if they want to call for a rejection of
politicians from Peninsula Malaysia, then they must be consistent and call for
a rejection of Khairy Jamaluddin’s planned visit next year, as reported in
today’s papers. Will they be true to their words and show their sincerity this
way?
Anyone who believes that Sarawakian politics can be
isolated from Peninsula Malaysian politics is dreaming. Although there are
issues pertaining to Sarawak which are unique to us, every political and
economic development in Peninsula Malaysia has direct consequences on us.
It was the neglect of BN all these years and that has led
to the backwardness of Sarawak today. Our rights under the Malaysia Agreement
1963 were ignored by the BN government in Peninsula Malaysia, and even history
was rewritten so that people were ignorant of the real events of our past.
These are the people with whom Sylvester Entri and Johnical Rayong are
affiliated.
What is there to be proud of? Why should we not reject
them?
They are Peninsula based parties also. What have the so
called ‘Sarawak based parties’ such as PBB, SPDP, PRS, SUPP done for the people
over the years besides getting themselves, their families and cronies lucrative
business contracts?
Why is Sarawak so backward after being under their
control for 50 years? Up until today, they are still talking about bringing
development for Sarawak and making extravagant promises.
Just compare our status now with that of Singapore, who
started out with us on the same footing – if it is not the BN/UMNO government
that is to blame for our backwardness, then who?
There is no basis for the banning of political leaders
from Peninsula Malaysia. The Immigration Act specifically allows the entry of
Malaysians for legitimate political activities.
If anyone should be banned, it should be the UMNO
politicians who support and defend the racist and extremist Red Shirt bigots.
These are the people who play on racial sentiments to provoke the people and to
rule by fear.
Opposition and NGO leaders such as Rafizi Ramli, Zuraida
Kamaruddin, Tony Pua, Teresa Kok and Ambiga Sreenevasan are advocates for the
rights of the people to a true democracy, freedom of speech and assembly, and
for fairness, justice and equality. There is nothing objectionable about any of
these aspirations.
The only reason people like Sylvester Entri and Johnical
Rayong want the opposition to be rejected is that they are afraid of the truth
coming out, that the lies and empty promises of BN will finally be revealed and
the people awakened.
Let the rakyat judge who are the mind-poisoners, and who
are speakers of the truth.- Sept 28, 2015
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