FROM November 6, with the first reading of the Budget, we knew it would be a battle all the way until December 15.
We are aware how the final vote count went, which showed that Perikatan Nasional does not have a clear majority in Parliament. There are about 17 motions in Parliament calling for a confidence vote on the prime minister, but these have not been entertained by the speaker.
From the time the Pakatan Harapan government was overthrown by a group of traitorous individuals, the leaders of PH have been planning to retake the government.
In this aspect, the person who has played the most important and aggressive role, taking the fight to PN, is none other than Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
He was the sole leader who took it upon himself to fight and bring down the PN government. We should all be praising and thanking him for doing this, as he was the only one putting his neck out to achieve what all the other members of PH were hoping for.
Imagine if he had succeeded; everyone would be rejoicing and enjoying the fruits of his labour.
However, since the vote was lost in Parliament, can we now say he failed and must be removed?
What about some of the other parties who abstained from voting during the committee stage?
If we had shown unity with all in attendance, many ministries’ budget votes would have been lost by PN.
I would say thank you to Anwar for trying to bring back the people’s mandate. We need to remember that we live in extraordinary times, and this means that extraordinary measures need to be taken to save the nation.
I agree, we need to set aside our enmity and find ways to move forward to stabilise the nation.
The people need to understand that the state of the nation now and the downfall of the PH government are not because of Anwar, but due to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad’s unilateral decision to resign as prime minister, without consulting other PH leaders.
This was after we gave him a chance to join us in making those changes. His party was a minority in the government even then, but we gave him the opportunity to become prime minister, and yet, he failed to deliver.
Well, enough is enough. We in PH must move on.
Malaysia is in a position of transition in terms of politics. No one party will be able to govern without a coalition. This is clear in what is happening to the PN government.
Umno is holding them at ransom, and it will get whatever it asks for, along with PAS. This is when the people will see corruption on the rise, and how our government institutions will end up sidestepping the rule of law to satisfy the greed of their political masters.
This we are already seeing now, and it will continue to happen until a more stable government is in place.
On this aspect, I congratulate Anwar for his efforts to bring about change, and we should all be in support of him, whichever way it needs to be done.
Demi Rakyat,
Datuk Xavier Jayakumar, PKR vice-president. – The Vibes, December 17, 2020
