By Simon Peter
KUCHING, May 10, 2014: Nangka state legislator Annuar
Rapaee wants all "nonsense
people" from Malaya to be banned from entering Sarawak.
"Therefore, I really support the evocation of the
Immigration Act to ban all these nonsense people who come just to spread lies
and slanders among the society in Sarawak," he said yesterday during the
debate on Governor Taib Mahmud's Royal
Address.
Among those who
have been banned recently from entering Sarawak were PKR strategy director
Rafizi Ramli, PKR vice president Tian Chua, PKR secretary general Saifuddin
Nasution, DAP Seputeh MP Teresa Kok, religious extremist and Perkasa leader
Ibrahim Ali.
Stressed Annuar:"We welcome the Opposition's criticisms
but they must also not twist and spin
the facts," he said, adding that
the Opposition has been launching a psychological war on the country since many
years ago by creating a perverted perception for their own gain.
"Let's pray that we do not be the victims of these psychological
defeat and may I
urge the authorities to be cautious and take appropriate
action against those who make
slanders and lies among the society.
He also issued a challenge to Sarawak DAP to initiate a signature campaign against Hudud law as a
proof that the party is against its implementation the country.
The campaign
should be that there should be no hudud law in this country and that its
elected representatives should make a declaration that they will resign after June
20 if there is hudud law.
"I precisely stated June 20 so that there is no
by-election in the country," he said.
Annuar's suggestion was in reference to the Sarawak DAP's
signature campaign to reduce electricity tariffs by 30% in Sarawak.
The party had collected about 113,000 signatures from the
public since the campaign was launched early this year.
Annuar stressed that the issue on Hudud law was brought
by Opposition elected representatives during the debate on the Royal address,
despite the fact the State government as released a very
strong statement on this issue last week.
"I would like to remind my fellow colleagues in the Opposition
that the party that initiated the Hudud law in this country is none other than
your partner in Pakatan Rakyat, that is, PAS and therefore you are crying or
you are shouting at the wrong battleground here.
"You should have brought up the issue to the Pakatan
Rakyat and go against all out because 85% of your voters has voted you in the last
election because you have said “over my dead body if there is hudud law in this
country”.
Annuar also noted that almost all the Opposition state
legislators, especially the DAP, have brought up the issue of Chinese independent
schools.
"This is just trying to show to the public that
everyone of them trying to be the champion of the Chinese because in the next
election the Chinese voters are important for them.
"That is why Ting Tze Fui (Meradong) and Wong King
Wei (Padungan) brought up the issue to make sure the government of Sarawak to
give financial aid to these Chinese schools.
"In fact, the State government has given them 2000
hectares of land and they are still not satisfied with what has been given. It
is all about politics. They never be satisfied with whatever you give them.
"I want to remind my fellow colleagues that you
never detect what you ask. You should be
thankful for what has been given you," he said.
He also accused
Sarawak DAP chairman and Kota Sentosa state legislator Chong Chieng Jen of
trying to "sabung" (pit) elected representatives from the Barisan
Nasional against each other over the definition of the word "deputy"
in reference to Deputy Chief Minister Alfred Jabu not appointed to succeed Taib
Mahmud as chief minister.
"He (Chong) takes the definition for the word deputy
from Oxford. Yes, the Oxford Dictionary mentioned the "deputy" will
take over as an acting if there is an absence, not if there is a vacant.
"I was actually very surprise to see him defined it
wrongly and does not use the Constitution of Sarawak to refer to the appointment
of the chief minister rather than trying to “sabung” all of us here.
"What I fear is that the opposition brand of
politics has created a very pessimistic society that lack critical thinking
especially among the young generation.
"It has been proven during the demonstration on GST,
they claimed about 50,000 people
go to the street, when in fact it was less than 10,000.
"When each of these people are interviewed what is
GST, none of them know what is GST. That meant they just disagreed for the sake
of disagree.
"This should not be the way that a leader, a
responsible leader. They should explain to the rakyat what is GST. They opposed
GST but yet on the other hand they said they want free education.
" In Finland, GST is at the rate of 24%. Of course
at the rate of 24%, the education is free in Finland. For us here, GST is only
6% GST and yet you ask for free education. You want everything. Nothing is this
world can get everything," he said.
Sadong Jaya state legislator Aidel Lariwoo hit out at
Sarawak DAP for conducting the signature campaig for electricity tariffs
deduction.
"DAP claimed that their signature campaign has
exceeded target of more than 100 thousand signatories.
"Does this really see the true wises of the people
or only the desperation of DAP in trying to sabotage the government hydro dam
and renewable energy development plan? " he asked.
He claimed that those who were involved in conducting the
campaign members of the public, but the DAP members asking people to sign on the piece of paper.
"It was DAP members who did all that, funding money
in their State wide road show distributing pamphlets, not only in the street but
also online trying to convince people to sign for cheaper electricity.
"We should be
questioning ourselves, what is the dangerous agenda that lies
behind the DAP campaign and where are they heading with
this agenda?
"But whatever it is, we hope they will not bring the
culture of threats politic to Sarawak as the people here value peace, racial
harmony, tolerance, and solidarity.
"Our average tariff is already the cheapest in
Malaysia and one of the lowest in the region. If the government does not take the
right step investing in hydro power that made it possible for us, we including
DAP, would not enjoy a lower tariff compare to the other countries in the
region," he said.
