PASIR PUTEH, Jan 31 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) government
wants the benefits of development achieved by the country to be enjoyed
by all states including Kelantan, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri
Muhyiddin Yassin said Thursday night.
He said it was the BN's desire for the people to enjoy fair and equal treatment but this was not so in Kelantan due to the failure of the PAS government which had administered the state for 22 years.
"In the 22 years that PAS has administered Kelantan, the state should have become a developed one," he said at a 1Malaysia people's gathering at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sungai Petai, here.
Muhyiddin, who was on a day-long visit to Kelantan, said he had seen from his frequent visits to the state that the rural areas lagged behind and the people were poor.
"I am saddened that the poor make up a higher percentage of the population in Kelantan as compared to the other states. I find that no infrastructure is provided, village roads are not built and the water supplied is dirty," he said.
Muhyiddin, who is the Umno deputy president and also the education minister, said the situation was most unfortunate for a people who were known for their wisdom and spirit of entrepreneurship.
As such, he called on the people of Kelantan to reject PAS and the leadership of Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, saying they did not have the capability and skills to make their state a progressive one.
He said that besides the seven major projects announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak recently, many more big projects would be implemented if the BN was given the mandate to administer Kelantan in the 13th general election.
Muhyiddin also criticised Nik Aziz for having come up with an "edict" that if leaders failed to deliver on their promises, they would not go to heaven.
He said the BN government had the capability to fulfil its promises.
He said it was the BN's desire for the people to enjoy fair and equal treatment but this was not so in Kelantan due to the failure of the PAS government which had administered the state for 22 years.
"In the 22 years that PAS has administered Kelantan, the state should have become a developed one," he said at a 1Malaysia people's gathering at Sekolah Menengah Kebangsaan Sungai Petai, here.
Muhyiddin, who was on a day-long visit to Kelantan, said he had seen from his frequent visits to the state that the rural areas lagged behind and the people were poor.
"I am saddened that the poor make up a higher percentage of the population in Kelantan as compared to the other states. I find that no infrastructure is provided, village roads are not built and the water supplied is dirty," he said.
Muhyiddin, who is the Umno deputy president and also the education minister, said the situation was most unfortunate for a people who were known for their wisdom and spirit of entrepreneurship.
As such, he called on the people of Kelantan to reject PAS and the leadership of Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, saying they did not have the capability and skills to make their state a progressive one.
He said that besides the seven major projects announced by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak recently, many more big projects would be implemented if the BN was given the mandate to administer Kelantan in the 13th general election.
Muhyiddin also criticised Nik Aziz for having come up with an "edict" that if leaders failed to deliver on their promises, they would not go to heaven.
He said the BN government had the capability to fulfil its promises.
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