Anwar: Childish Najib toying with Putrajaya

By FMT Staff

KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim has slammed Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak over the latter's clarion call to defend Putrajaya from changing hands.
Speaking in Sandakan yesterday, the PKR supremo said the Umno president was being “childish”.

"Najib's statement just shows the mentality of Umno,” he said referring to Najib's keynote address at the Umno general assembly last week.

During his speech, Najib had called on Umno members to protect Putrajaya “even if our bodies are crushed and lives are lost”.

In an obvious reference to Anwar, he also called for caution against the “traitor” and those who were more interested in jostling for the throne than serving the people.

However, Anwar said the Umno president's remarks were a reflection of Umno's mentality.

“He thinks Putrajaya is his and does not want to surrender, it's like a child grabbing on to his toy and not wanting to let go...Umno too is like that,” he added.

'No room or respect for democracy'

In another development, PAS central committee member Mohamad Sabu said the government was not allowing democracy “room and respect”.

He said when agencies such as the Election Commission, the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission and the media were manipulated by the government, it clearly showed that democracy had lost its direction

"When they see support for them eroding and their targets deviating, then they will attempt to leave and drift away from democracy by abusing and bending the law.

"Umno and BN will try every possible way during the general election to defend Putrajaya from falling into the hands of Pakatan Rakyat," he said.

In the same token, he said Pakatan comprising PAS, PKR, and DAP would stay together and remain focused on Putrajaya.

He also chided Najib for trying to win the sympathy of the Malays by touting rights enshrined in the constitution.

"Truth is Pakatan has never questioned what is enhrined in Article 153 which touches on rights and privileges of Malays as alleged by the Umno president.

"But what we are disputing is the way the government controls the administration. We must have pure democracy and this must come from people's choice. We must have clean and transparent elections,” he said.

"This is what we are fighting for... we are struggling for justice, not the manipulation of agencies and organisations and turning them into 'yes man'," he added.