KUALA LUMPUR: Based on their track-record, the opposition would eventually warm up to the 100-storey Warisan Merdeka tower despite pouring cold water on the proposal now, said a BN MP.
In his Budget 2011 debate speech, Mohamed Aziz (BN-Sri Gading) called on the opposition not to crticise the RM5 billion project because they would “eat their own words” at the end of the day.
Previously, he said, the opposition had condemned the construction of the administrative capital of Putrajaya but it had now become their ultimate goal.
"Before this, they even said they wanted to auction Putrajaya because it was a waste of taxpayers' money. Now they want to take over Putrajaya.
"They also used to condemn the construction of the Penang bridge but now they want a second Penang bridge," he told the Dewan Rakyat this afternoon.
Bung: Facts manipulated
Meanwhile, Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN-Kinabatangan) slammed the opposition for not being grateful for the development which the BN government had brought for the nation.
He also accused the opposition of "manipulating the facts" by alleging that the country's largest fund management company Permodalan Nasional Berhad (PNB) would use taxpayers' money to construct the tower.
"But PNB has made it clear that they will not touch the government's money or the unit trust funds to develop the skyscraper. Instead, PNB will use its own private fund to bear the cost," he said.
Pakatan Rakyat leaders had criticised the project, arguing that it would become another BN white elephant.
Some 170,000 Malaysians had also voiced their objection to the project through Facebook. The group called "1M Malaysians Reject 100-storey Mega Tower" was formed last week.
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