I was excited in learning about the whole affairs of Malaysian politics because the drama about the so-called conspiracy theory once again resurface. Our nation was surprised with the news of an aide to former deputy prime minsiter, Anwar Ibrahim, being sodomised. And guess what, he was said to have been sodomised by Anwar himself! Remember that Anwar was convicted with sodomy (but was later acquitted from the conviction) in 1998. Almost nine years have passed, and the catchphrase “liwat” once again appears on mainstream newspapers. The drama heightened when a private investigator made a Statutory Declaration (SD) claiming that our deputy prime minister Najib Razak has connection with the Altantunya murder. Not only that he also made an explosive statement that Najib had sexual relationship with Altantunya!
A day after that, the private investigator retracted his statement saying that he was forced to make the earlier SD. Today, the private investigator was said to have been disappeared and his family members were really concerned about his safety. It is from here that the conspiracy theory began to spiral uncontrollably. First, many believe that that someone in the government had told the private investigator to cook up a statement about the deputy prime minister. With this, the conspirators hoped to tarnish the deputy prime minister’s image that would make him automatically ineligible to become president of UMNO and our prime minister should he is able to oust prime minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Others say that the allegation made against the deputy prime minister was masterminded by Anwar himself and that Abdullah had allowed this to happen because he does not want Najib to take over his place.
Many people appear to believe this story. I, for one, am more concerned about the nation’s stability than about who is going to be the prime minister after Abdullah. The people especially those living in rural areas are already suffering from the high cost of living and stagnant economy. For me, the people have spoken up through the election and that they wanted the Barisan Nasional and Abdullah to lead this country. If the opposition is not happy with the way the present government rules, it should be more effective in playing its role as opposition especially in the parliament. It should questions the government policies and identify loopholes in them. It should also gives recommendations as to how this country can be managed much better.
I don’t really buy the idea of toppling the present government through party hopping. This will only mean that the opposition is just as power crazy. The government should not take its time too much in investigating something which is based on innuendoes and wild allegations, for example, the sodomy case described above. It should be serious in preventing a certain group of people from using the government instrument to further their political agenda.
Having said all the above, I bet we all know who the clowns are and what sort of drama they are up to; but they are not those who want to entertain us as real clowns normally do in a circus. They are more dangerous and bent on destroying our country. It is true that politics is about power but sadly a lot of people use their power for evil means and only a handful use it for good intention.
2 comments:
mr arnold...
pada pendapat saya kerajaan sekarang terlampau jauh tersasar dalam tujuan sebenar pembangunan dan terlampau baanyak pembaziran wang rakyat ke atas projek2 mega yang saya rasa hanya sebilangan kecil yang betul2 berjaya dan benar2 untuk kepentingan rakyat. Saya tidak nafikan pada asalnya penubuhan umno itu sendiri semasa di zaman onn jaafar adalah untuk kepentingaan rakyat malaysia sendiri ataau lebih tepat untuk menuntut kemerdekaan dari British tapi adakah benar kita sudah merdeka... Adakah pemimpin2 umno sekarang benar2 mempertahankan kemerdekaan yang kita kecapi selama ini...?
berikut adalah sedikit pandangan saya?
1. Di dalam kelas anda pernah saya utarakan adakah menjadi keperluan membuat keputusan yang popular untuk rakyat?bagi saya wakil rakyat adalah dipilih untuk rakyat untuk berkhidmat untuk rakyat dan saya beranggapan adalah perlu seseorang wakil rakyat ataau kerajaan menjaga hati rakyat yang memilih mereka?
2. Adakah kenaikan harga minyak di Maalaysia baru2 ini mengikut perlembagaan malaysia? Tidak perlukah ia diperdebatkan dahulu di dewan rakyat?
sekian...
Amirul Hadi
2007120011
yes, it should be debated on in the parliament and both the opposition and bn mps must set aside their differences for the betterment of the rakyat's well-being. as we know, pak lah went ahead with rising the prices of food and oil after having been supported by the parliament. this is how our system works. once you are in the bn, you cannot go against the coalition's policy. whether it is constitutional or not is not the question because the bn still has the simple majority power to make decisions on certain policies. it, however, cannot change the federal constitution as it lacks two-thirds majority.
that's the problem. the government has to conduct roadshows to explain why the price increase is necessary and what it will do to ease the rakyat's burdens. it cannot simply wash its hands off and pretend that the rakyat will agree to its decision. what we are seeing now is that the rakyat are not generally happy. in some instances, yes, the government has to make unpopular decision provided it gives credible reasons to do so.
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