Opposition manifesto does not portray reality, says Khairy

BERNAMA

REMBAU, Wed.:

The opposition manifesto does not represent reality, said Umno Youth deputy chief Khairy Jamaluddin.

Khairy, the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for the Rembau parliamentary seat, said: “The opposition can promise the sky but in the end, we (the government) have to pay...we will be taking out the money to fulfil the promises.

“I don’t think the opposition can fulfil their promises. But if such promises were to be fulfilled, this country will be destroyed...it will go bankrupt.

“Just like human beings... we can only spend what we have and not what we don’t have. Otherwise, we have to borrow. And from whom will we have to borrow"

Khairy was met by Bernama after making a courtesy call on the Undang Luak Rembau (territorial chieftain) Datuk Muhamad Sharif Othman at the latter’s ceremonial court here today.

Present were the BN candidate for the Kota state seat Datuk Dr Awaluddin Said and the candidate for Chembong, Zaifulbahri Idris.

Yesterday, opposition parties, DAP, Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and PAS introduced their “welfare-oriented” manifesto for the 12th general election.

Among the promises made by the DAP, is that it will give an annual bonus of RM6,000 to each family earning less than RM6,000 per month, while PKR has promised to introduce a minimum wage of RM1,500 per month and to extend the housing loan repayment period to 60 years.

PAS will introduce an allowance for single mothers, among its plans contained in the party’s election manifesto. 

Khairy said: “If this country goes bankrupt, it will have to borrow from the World Bank and from the United States. The PKR adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim will be happy if we borrow from his friends.” 

On the BN winning the Igan parliamentary seat in Sarawak after the Independent candidate Junak Jawek withdrew from the contest, he said it was a good sign for the BN in this general election. 

"This also shows that the opposition is short of candidates and election machinery and not confident enough in their struggle.” Speaking at the ceremony earlier, Khairy said if victorious, all the BN candidates in Rembau would work hard in serving the people.

In congratulating the candidates, Muhamad Sharif expressed his hope that the three, if they win the seats, would help further develop the Rembau district.