Politics

Barisan takes over Perak govt
http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2009/2/6/nation/20090206165429&sec=nation

I really wished that I would stay away from making political comments, but I couldn't because I was baffled beyond belief.

This sudden takeover would be an eye-opener not only to the Perakian people, but the Malaysian community as a whole. It is to be emphasised that it was not the outcome of the takeover that created the turmoil, but the process in achieving it.

How? A series of party-jumping where the finish line is to let the other side taking over the ruling government. Well, let's see how it all started and the events that succeeded it:

1) 25 Jan 09 - One UMNO assemblyman decided to join PKR

2) 26 Jan 09 - Two PKR assemblyman went 'missing'

*but they promised they won't join BN

3) 2 Feb 09 - One DAP assemblywoman went 'missing' as well

* also promised that she won't join BN

4) 4 Feb 09 - The PKR assemblymen and the DAP assemblywoman quit their parties and decided to support BN. The UMNO assemblyman who joined PKR decided to 'repent' and went back to his former party.


This cliffhanger was the first step in allowing the confusion, the bickering, the blame game and whatnot which is indeed, disgraceful. Finally, BN announced that they are ready for the takeover. New MB will be appointed while the former MB decided not to resign yet. Voila, this historical event marks the first time a state is ruled under two MBs. This is a good news...isn't it? 

Come on people...this is really messed up. The UMNO assemblyman who joined PKR declared that he will not join his former party no matter what is going to happen. In the end, he betrayed his own words.

Prior to that, a few days after he joined PKR, there were loud uproars from the leaders to allow a law against party hopping. They promised that this law will be devised and implemented as soon as possible. But then after they received new support from the defected assemblymen, the promises faded into oblivion.

In the meantime, the two PKR assemblymen were accused of graft and being investigated by the BPR. The investigations began before they went 'missing'. Again, when they joined BN, these accusations and investigations were totally obliterated.

Anwar, who was the first to greet the defected UMNO assemblyman, was totally clueless when the assemblyman went back to his former party. He was speechless ever since. This angered a lot of Pakatan Rakyat leaders, especially DAP who blamed him for being hypocritical.

I'm no politician, and my knowledge about it is still shallow. If you ask me, I myself is not so sure where this leads to. But I sure know that when it involves the people's trusts and confidence, resigning from a party without giving up the parliamentary seat is not as simple as changing a baby's diapers. I wonder how would they stand the ignominy of betraying their own people.

What are they going to explain to the people who voted them? Why don't they change their party before the general election? Why only resign from the party but not the parliamentary seat as well?

This turmoil shouldn't be happening at all. Instead of bad-mouthing and subverting the leaders from the other party, they should sit together and discuss on solving matters of higher importance, which is obviously the war in Gaza. Malaysia was the OIC and NAM chairman. Therefore we should have a clear stand against the war in Gaza. But what the heck are they doing right now? Arguing over which party should rule a state, which they already have the other states in Malaysia. Seriously, does it really matter?

This is why I really despise Malaysian political scene. It is plain silly, immature, and at times, atrocious.