Pakatan shouldn’t stop airing views on previous govt, says Anwar

Asila Jalil Asila Jalil Updated 7 years ago · Published on 12 Nov 2018 11:59AM · 4 Comments

Port Dickson MP Anwar Ibrahim says while blaming the previous Barisan Nasional government 'should not be an obsession', there is no need for Pakatan Harapan to stop expressing its views or coming out with new evidence. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Nazir Sufari, November 12, 2018.

THE Pakatan Harapan government should not stop airing its views on the previous administration, said Anwar Ibrahim.

While Council of Eminent Persons chairman Daim Zainuddin was right to tell PH to stop playing the blame game, the new government has to deal with what Barisan Nasional had done when it was in power, said the Port Dickson MP.

“Daim’s point is correct, that it (blaming BN) should not be an obsession because people want to know what’s next, what are the plans for the present and future.

“But that should not stop us from expressing our views or coming out with new evidence,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby today.

On Thursday, Daim said PH should focus on delivering on its promises and stop pointing the finger at BN for the challenges that the current administration has to tackle.

Anwar said current ministers have to reflect on the “excesses of the past” to deal with the country’s present situation. 

“I think as a policy decision, I think that’s correct but there are cases, strong compelling cases to prove that because of the excesses of the past, we have to endure and deal with the present.”

He added that the current government is facing financial constraints which are linked to the 1Malaysia Development Berhad (1MDB) scandal.

“Of course, 1MDB will come up. Then, we have to respond to the recent charge.” – November 12, 2018.

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  • FULLY AGREE with Anwar. The stealing by the previous Government should be exposed for all to know.

    Posted 7 years ago by Lipdah Lia · Reply

    • ALSO INCLUDE ALL & ANY WRONGDOINGS IN THEIR 61 YEARS OF SHODDY GOVERNANCE NOT ACCORDING TO DEMOCRATIC PRINCIPLES THAT UNDERMINED THIS COUNTRY & MALAYSIANS? TOO MANY HAVE SUFFERED UNDER UMNO-BN RULE TO LET BYGONES BE BYGONES? Malaysians must be continuously reminded so that they will be always & forever vigilant to be on their guard not to allow our "bad" past get in through the front door again. EVEN VIA THE BACK DOOR!..

      Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

    • For example, younger Malaysians should know that at the time of Merdeka (independence from Britain) in 1957 the British left behind and gave to us (1) democracy in govt (2) a good system of administration (3) the English language as the medium of instruction from primary school, secondary school, right up till university (4) abundant natural resources., including timber, tin, rubber. Bloody Umno-BN govt "played the fool" with all of this & caused Malaysia to in downhill?..

      Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply

    • MY 2 BEST FRIENDS IN UPPER SECONDARY SCHOOL WERE MALAY BOYS WHO SPOKE GOOD ENGLISH & SUCCEEDED IN GETTING INTO THE COVETED SCIENCE CLASS. The Malays (and also other Malaysians) today (like my 2 best friend Malays at school) very badly need English fluency & proficiency to rise again. We all badly need to think in English to overcome our handicaps of the past decades, and prosper once again..

      Posted 7 years ago by MELVILLE JAYATHISSA · Reply