The Borneo Post
Posted on April 14, 2011, Thursday
SERIAN: The government has identified the needs of the people of Sarawak for the next five years and has drawn up plans to fulfill them, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
He said in order to ensure that the plans were not stalled or delayed, the people of Sarawak must continue to give their support to the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the state election on Saturday.
“We want the people to give their mandate to us to form the government…and we hope that all races will be represented in the government so that the plans for Sarawak can be implemented.
At the moment, the voters are facing pressure from the opposition. Don’t be influenced,” he said at a meet-the-people session at the Bubuk Baram Bunan Gega Hall, near here today.
He said the government wanted to ensure that Sarawak was more progressive and would develop rapidly in the next five years with better public amenities.
Muhyiddin said the Ministry of Rural and Regional Development had provided an allocation of RM5 billion for the next five years for infrastructure development in Sarawak such as roads, water and electricity supply.
“What is important is to choose a capable government…one that can resolve the people’s problems. We frequently emphasise on people first. Administering a state as big as Sarawak requires experience.
“Opposition parties like Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) frequently criticized the BN previously. When they administer Selangor, there are many problems. What is important is how the existing government raises the people’s living standard,” he said.
He said the PKR now came to Sarawak and contested for 49 seats in the state election this time, besides announcing state PKR chairman Baru Bian as the Chief Minister if the party were to win the election, although Baru had previously lost in three elections.
On the DAP’s aspiration to win in the urban areas, Muhyiddin said the DAP was the most racist party as they only talked about the interest of one particular race.
“They use this sentiment in the urban areas saying that the Chinese are not supporting the BN. I have visited the urban areas, there are positive indications. Don’t be trapped by the opposition campaigns,” he said.
Also present at the function were State Minister of Infrastructure Development and Communications Datuk Seri Micheal Manyin and the BN candidate for Kedup, Martin Ben. – Bernama
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