Monday, January 19, 2009

Again The Message Is Clear

This By-Election in Kuala Trengganu comes and goes. It is over. PAS candidate won over the BN candidate by over 2600 majority.

Thanks to the By-Election, it brought in lots of benefit to the rakyat: petrol money to Trengganu state government for development in the state, allocation of fund for many primary schools, and also a clear message that rakyat Malaysia wanted a change. Not necessary a change of the government, unless forced to, but definite a change of mindset. The government must be a government for all rakyat, not for a special group of elite group. The government must place national building as top priority not selfish gain from the public fund.

It will mean from now on the rakyat is monitoring the government: insisting of anti corruption, fairness in fund allocation, and sincerity in national development. Not as a bait for election. People would prefer a change of government prior to deveopment if it is necessary.

Imagine all the development has brought so much financial hardship on the people: expensive tol, expensive basic comodities, expensive cars, expensive ,..... even profit is not national gain, but individual assets. Senseless contracts, not to lighten the people's financial burden but to increase corporate profit margine. Rakyat will continue to redeem their rights and power through the ballots.