Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has urged the people of Kelantan to reject PAS in the 13th general election on Sunday as the party leader had deceived the people by making promises which were not fulfilled throughout its 23-year rule in the state.
He said the party's leader only knew how to shout slogans but they had not done anything to bring development to the state as aspired by the rakyat.
"Twenty-three years of lying to the people is enough. (It) wants to construct the Kota Baharu-Kuala Krai expressway, sets up a fund, they think they can build a highway by setting up a fund (collecting donations from the rakyat), how much had been collected, the cost is RM2 billion...cannot implement," he said at a programme 'Himpunan Rakyat 1Malaysia' at the Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sungai Petai field, here today.
Also present with about 20,000 people at the gathering were Kelantan Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed, and his deputy, Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin.
Najib , who is on a day-long visit to Kelantan, questioned about the mosques built by PAS, which frequently claimed that they championed the Islamic cause in the state.
Najib, who is also the BN chairman, assured the people of Kelantan that the BN government would fulfil all the seven promises he had pledged previously to bring development to the people and state when they give their mandate to the BN in the polls on Sunday.
The seven promises were to build the Kota Baharu-Kuala Krai expressway, build the state mosque which will become the state's icon, stadium, Universiti Teknologi Mara (UiTM) town campus, build 3,000 units of affordable homes, Kota Baharu rapid bus service, and resolve the water problem.
"I assure you that when the BN wins in the GE13 (13th general election), we will implement the expressway, stadium, mosque and others. I have promised to build affordable homes in Kota Baharu which has already started, we will also build in other places, in Pasir Puteh too we will build (the houses).
The seven promises are just the beginning, we will implement many other things," he said.
The Prime Minister said Mustapa was the best choice to become the Kelantan menteri besar following his clean record, and his sincerity and vast experience as a cabinet minister and at the international level.
He was confident that Mustapa was capable of bringing considerable investment and implement various major projects for the benefit of the people in the state.
Najib said the BN government also had a vision to turn Malaysia into a stronger Islamic nation, with dignity, respect and emulated by other Islamic nations.
"I, (and) Datuk Pa (Mustapa), attended the OIC (Organisation of Islamic Cooperation) conference (with) other Islamic nations, we have Mali, Senegal, Comoros, but these Islamic nations, I'm sorry to say, are backward and poor, but at the OIC level, Malaysia is still respected because they see that under the BN leadership (Malaysia) is still progressive and successful.
"Don't play with slogans, (and) the moon flag, the OIC nations don't respect the moon flag, they respect an Islamic nation that is strong because of knowledge, the economy, trade, and strong politics based on syariah," he said.
As such, Najib advised the people to make the right choice in GE13 to ensure a better future for the nation.
Bernama
Thu May 02 2013
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