PAS can win Terengganu but not with religious slogans alone

The infancy of farming as great as civic electorate in Terengganu feel that Terengganu underneath Barisan Nasional (BN) is not you do sufficient for a people. They have been wailing that acceleration has strike them most as great as a supervision is not you do sufficient to quell inflation.

Surprisingly, most have a view that issues relating to Hudud, Israel, Valentine's Day, Apostasy as great as Islamic state played by UMNO to upset a people have turn a political clich to a people here as great as have been of small consequence to them.

The infancy Malay race here have been austere that Malay political energy is weakened by selfish as great as hurtful leaders as great as not since of a hazard of non-Malays as propped up by UMNO.

The people here in all feel that it's mercantile expansion that contingency be strengthened in a state to provide some-more jobs for a locals. The participation of most foreigners in a state is not creation a people here happy as great as they sense that a supervision is not you do sufficient to get rid of them.

The prophecy by a little political observers is that by adopting correct strategies, not reduction than seven states will come underneath Pakatan after a subsequent ubiquitous choosing (GE). And this includes Terengganu.

PAS contingency reinvent itself

However, for PAS to take over Terengganu it needs a team of God-fearing professionals as great as economic-oriented leaders to prove that they can do improved than BN in handling a state. PAS needs some-more professionally qualified people in their team, not only! eremite icons who know some-more about sacrament yet reduction upon a mercantile reality of today. PAS contingency reinvent itself as great as learn from its past shortcomings when they governed a state from 1999 to 2004. This is a right time again for PAS to strike as a benefaction Terengganu state supervision is during its weakest point since 2008 as great as underneath their benefaction care it has turn some-more yet a friend between a locals here.

To a infancy bad a costs of vital in Terengganu is only intolerable as compared to beside Kelantan. Prices of houses as great as shop lots have shot up as great as have been only affordable to a rich. Land has turn as great wanting for a non-Malays to venture in to business. There have been again a lot of official obstacles that hampers businesses. Job opportunities in Terengganu have been removing wanting when a race is increasing.

The people see wastage upon expenditure as great as they are, in general, wakeful of monetary abuse, mismanagement as great as crime function during a sovereign level. Surprisingly, most people here have been wakeful of a misappropriation of supervision supports involving a latest RM230million Feedlot debacle, PKFZ RM12billion scandal, a submarine commission amounting to some-more than RM500million,Sime Darby failure involving RM964million, PosMalaysia RM230million loss, Perwaja Steal loss, losses as great as so forth. To massage salt in to a wound, UMNO leaders in a state have been squabbling between themselves as great as have been some-more interested in office building image than strengthening a celebration or office building a state.

"Too most scandals have been plaguing a nation as great as UMNO does not appear do most to stop them. Millions of ringgit have been wasted or abused by those with a right cables as great as since contracts underneath negotiated tenders when these projects failed. When a bad have been suffering, a abounding have been removing richer through devious means. Enough of t! his gove rnment," pronounced a supervision military officer who voted for UMNO in a final GE.

Most self-employed farming as great as civic Malays have been similarly unfortunate with a government. " Prices of roughly all have left up. Those employed by a supervision get bound salaries as great as you have to onslaught to make ends meet. They keep upon removing aloft pay. What can RM500 since to us do? Nothing much," pronounced a self-employed male residing in Bukit Payong.

Equally sceptical

When asked about a shift of government, most of a locals were quite receptive. They feel that BN has not brought most shift to a farming people. Their income is static when prices of things have spiralled most times more. The rank as great as file appear to feel that UMNO has finished small to beget a state's manage to buy for a past eight years.

When asked if PAS could be a alternative to BN, most were similarly sceptical. A 60-year-old pensioner quipped, "Repeating eremite tongue alone to a rank as great as file is not starting to assistance much. The people have had sufficient of repeated eremite talks upon most sparse things that they have been commencement to feel bored. The people wish to see how PAS can translate their eremite talks in to mercantile great being of a people. If PAS were to still adopt a normal proceed to governing body they could not get a support. I'm afraid they cannot deliver. The people here may not vote for PAS."

A senior teacher who upheld PAS lamented, " PAS was since a chance to order a state after a 1999 GE. PAS can convince a farming people as great as a little civic dwellers with eremite talks. But during a end of a day what counts most to a people is 'food upon a table'. The people, poor, rich, eremite or not wish a improved standard of living. They wish prices of things to go down, earn a improved income, efficient open transport, bad as great as easy entrance to health care, as great as additionally so! me-more pursuit opportunities. UMNO has unsuccessful a state as great as you have been additionally distrustful if PAS could broach if inaugurated to rule." He added, " PAS contingency have leaders who know some-more about handling as great as generating a manage to buy rsther than than small talks upon eremite matters. The mercantile as great as devout needs contingency go in tandem with one an additional to win support from a people."

A commercial operation male in his 40's was similarly distrustful about PAS behaving improved than UMNO if inaugurated to oversee a state again. "PAS was since a clever mandate to order a state after a 1999 GE as great as they did not get ahead their goals. PAS leaders went in to a choosing with a populist approach. For instance, they betrothed a people that a favoured toll remuneration for regulating a bridge connecting Kuala Terengganu town, Pulau Duyong as great as Seberang Takir would be abolished. The annual assessment rate for residential houses in a state would be abolished too. When they won a election, they had small income to run a state. The people felt a crunch."

A late senior supervision servant vital in Manir felt a same. " Populist proceed to governing body may not work. When a Federal supervision stopped a upsurge of oil kingship income to a state supervision then, PAS fumbled badly. They could not find an alternative or feasible mercantile resources to run a state effectively."

BN has been in energy for as great long

If law be told, Terengganu fell to PAS in 1999 due to 3 reasons. The BN Menteri Besar prior to 1999 was in energy for as great prolonged (1974-1999). The people felt that expansion during his time was some-more focussed upon Kemaman as great as a couple of nearby towns identical to Kerteh as great as Kemasik. Districts identical to Dungun, Marang, Hulu Terengganu, Setiu as great as Besut were left out. Other afterwards Kemaman, Kerteh as great as Kuala Terengganu (the Capit! al) a ex pansion of all alternative districts were low for some-more than twenty years.

There was a large turnout of electorate in Terengganu during that choosing one of a tip in a country. Anwar Ibrahim 'factor' played a consequential purpose then. Anwar was ousted from UMNO as great as as Deputy Prime Minister by Mahathir Muhammad only prior to a choosing as great as he was additionally left snivelling with a 'black-eye'. This incurred a rage of a people as great as they voted for PAS out of anger.

Mahathir was during that time not a renouned budding minister. Despite his unpopularity, BN triumphed in a GE with a two-thirds infancy yet losing Terengganu to PAS. He was courteously saved by Chinese as great as Indian electorate to whom he contingency be grateful. The Malay electorate shunned him as great as over 50 percent of Malay votes in a nation during that choosing went to a Opposition.

The 13thGE will see roughly a identical situation. Support for Anwar as great as a Opposition parties (PAS, PKR as great as DAP) has vastly increased. Anwar as great as alternative Opposition leaders, with his charm, could draw outrageous crowds as great as a people in a state have been anticipating that this will be translated in to votes for PAS in Terengganu. The Opposition Pact right away is most stronger than what it was in 1999, 2004 as great as 2008. The people right away in all feel than BN has been in energy for as great prolonged as great as this has bred endemic corruption, monetary leakages as great as miss of firmness as great as accountability in governance. They right away perceive UMNO as as great corrupted as great as infested with self-serving politicians. Besides, unbridled acceleration has harm a bad as great as a middle-class most. Sugar that used to price RM1.45 sen a kilo right away costs some-more than RM2.00. Prices of roughly each necessary commodity has left up as great as income has turn of reduction value. The people feel that BN does not have a mercantile astu! teness t o manage a nation great as great as thus a increase in prices of goods. At a same time, they see luxuries roughly each where between UMNO leaders as great as their spouses yet desolation between a ordinary people.

What Mahathir said

Beyond that, UMNO is so widely separated in Terengganu. Apparently, there have been during least dual categorical factions as great as a couple of splintered groups here scrambling for power. One coterie is aligned to a former state Menteri Besar (2004-2008), Idris Jusoh who hails from Besut district as great as a alternative categorical organisation is aligned to a incumbent Menteri Besar Ahmad Said from Kemaman. The benefaction MB is unfortunately viewed as a very diseased as great as incompetent personality by both PAS as great as UMNO supporters. He lacks a much-need glamour as a personality as great as is rsther than as great romantic in his proceed to politics. Having all his people 'planted' in most vital positions in a state supervision after his take over as MB in 2008, he has intolerably hurt a alternative desirous faction. The disgruntled organisation has been deprived a dip of a gravy train that is right away solidly tranquil by a benefaction MB's team.

Mahathir Muhammad tersely wrote (22 Jul 2008) in his blog upon a wastage in Terengganu:

"The Government had additionally wasted income RM2 billion in Terengganu. Thinking that he had a right to use"Wang Ehsan", a kingship from Petronas to a State of Terengganu totalling some-more than 5 billion Ringgit over multiform years Dato Seri Abdullah together with Dato Seri Idris Jusoh, a former Menteri Besar of Terengganu went upon a spending spree. Without any correct study as great as planning, yet bothering about a manners as great as regulations about how Government income should be allocated as great as used, Dato Seri Abdullah as great as Dato Seri Idris as great as their cronies outlayed outrageous sums of a "Wang Ehsan" upon a thesis pla! y ground (Crystal Mosque), Monsoon Cup, expansion of Setiu etc., More than dual billion Ringgit were poured in to Terengganu. Then in 2008, Barisan Nasional won as great as Abdullah happily motionless to spend some-more of a "Wang Ehsan" upon whim projects. Unfortunately a Sultan of Terengganu refused to have Idris Jusoh as Menteri Besar. It was a slap in a face of Abdullah when he was forced to accept a Sultan's nominee as Menteri Besar. This brand brand brand new Menteri Besar insisted that a kingship due to Terengganu should be paid to a State as great as a State should manage a fund. This was as it should be. But a Menteri Besar insisted that what was outlayed prior to this in office building a thesis park, organising a Monsoon Cup etc worth about RM 2 billion was not from a kingship due to Terengganu. It was from Federal fund. He demanded that a full amount of kingship over a years should be paid to Terengganu. So RM2 billion of Federal supports have been expended upon Terengganu, a richest State in Malaysia. Failing this Terengganu has a court box instituted by a PAS Government that a BN State Government has not withdrawn. The Federal Government will right away have to find a little RM5 billion to give to Terengganu. Where is this income starting to come from? Obviously from a Federal Consolidated Fund. Basically a Federal Government will lose RM5 billion since it had insincere that a tame Terengganu Menteri Besar would collabora! te in so me of a most greedy projects for a State as great as a country. we am told that a Disneyland engineer was intent to design a "Crystal Mosque" as great as thesis park. Must price a lot. Some contractors made tons of income removing projects yet correct processes."

Terengganu has been between a poorest states in a nation notwithstanding reception billions of ringgit from a Federal supervision in a form of oil kingship income as great as funds. The people here have been rsther than puzzled as great as still baffled as to where has all a income left to.

The track that collapsed

A track was constructed with an primary price RM180 million yet escalated to roughly RM300 million. Upon 'completion' a track collapsed since of shoddy construction work. This was followed by an additional failure a fall of a roof tiles of a Kuala Berang demonstrate bus as great as cab terminal that was built regulating RM4.2 of taxpayers' money. Then a state supervision outlayed an primary RM30 million for a squeeze of lap tip computers from Malaysia Intel Electronics that would turn electronic text books for propagandize pupils a plan that should have rightly been undertaken by a Federal supervision if there is a need for it. According to reports a price has escalated to roughly RM80 million as great as given-free lap tip computers keep upon removing shop-worn as great as replaced. And lately, Terengganu supervision has bought over Kelantan-based Manis FM as great as skeleton to expand a renouned east seashore air wave coverage nationwide. The Terengganu state government's preference to buy private air wave hire Manis.FM during RM7 million has prompted a people to question why such a large total was outlayed when most people in Terengganu still live in poverty.

"Do you need to rubbish RM7 million for an additional air wave station? The income is improved used to assistance a needy people in a state who have been pang from taking flight costs of living," pronounced an UMNO personality in Terengganu aligned to a former MB.

A lot some-more pollution can be dug here to show a bad governance of a state by UMNO for a past 8 to 9 years. And right away even with a brand brand brand new UMNO line up for a subsequent GE programmed by a budding minister, a people will still sojourn unfortunate with a party. The subsequent GE will see UMNO members sabotaging a party. Too most desirous UMNO aspirants have been eyeing for as great couple of seats accessible to contest. This will work to a advantage of PAS as great as a Opposition, vi! ewed to be some-more fast as great as organized in a state.

As for PAS to take over Terengganu in a subsequent GE, it has to reinvent itself. The educated, civic as great as farming infancy here would wish to see an economically on-going state. They make an effort to see a bigger picture a on-going Islamic proceed to make firm a manage to buy of a state. They right away see Penang as great as Selangor as success stories underneath Pakatan rule. These dual exemplary states have shown how mercantile progress can be completed with great governance, firmness as great as amicable probity yet flash eremite slogans. These dual states have put to use a core values of sacrament indirectly great governance, amicable justice, mercantile wellbeing as great as integrity.

Not a corner of any singular religion

A Malay executive you do supervision projects vital in Pulau Musang had this to say: "We feel that a personality that fears God will ensure that eremite values have been put to use irrespective of what sacrament a personality adheres to. These have been leaders that go for a substance rsther than than a form. They ask for no bribes as great as they live a corrupt-free life. They do not abuse energy or taxpayer's money. To these leaders a people's gratification is of utmost importance. He added, "To lead an honest hold up is not a corner of any singular religion. It is concept in principle. We admire what Lim Guan Eng has finished in Penang. We additionally envy Khalid Ibrahim of Selangor who has brought a lot of changes to a state."

True to fact, a people here have been wakeful that a Penang Chief Minister (CM) as great as Selangor Menteri Besar (MB) do not go turn flash eremite slogans. They have been doers as great as practical leaders who have been well-liked by Malaysians of all races. They have a commercial operation as great as mercantile astuteness in them plus a conscience for honesty in leadership. They both have been no doubt physi! cal rebu ilt yet they soak up all a great as great as concept values of sacrament as great as a concept principles of firmness as great as honesty that have helped bring success to a states. They have for a past 4 years brought considerable fulfilment to Penang as great as Selangor surpassing what BN had finished to a states for a past 54 years.

The 5 percent kingship paid to a state supervision prior to PAS came to energy in 1999 was immediately stopped by a afterwards yet a friend budding minister, Mahathir. The tenure Royalty was deliberately altered as great as renamed as "Wang Ehsan" by a Federal supervision a intelligent political pierce engineered by wily Mahathir. PAS supervision immediately went lame with a deficiency of this money. Void of mercantile expertise or corporate total a identical to of Selangor MB or Penang CM, PAS could not beget sufficient income from alternative sources to run a state. Depending upon "Wang Zakat" as great as taxes collected to run a state was not enough. The people began to complain as great as PAS lost a state to BN in a 2004 GE. Immediately after that, a state got behind a kingship income from a Federal supervision even yet when it was still termed as "Wang Ehsan " a plan calculated to carry out a income in box a state falls behind to PAS. If PAS were to win behind a state in a subsequent GE, it contingency be rebuilt to face a same predestine identical to prior to in a odds that Putrajaya does not fall to Pakatan.

Populist approach

PAS did guarantee a couple of populist proceed prior to winning a 1999 GE as great as they had to honour those promises depriving them of most indispensable revenue. The state supervision was afterwards awaiting for a 5 percent kingship to run a state, as stipulated in a Agreement between a State Government, Petronas as great as a Federal Government. Never did they realize that a Agreement was not finished not underneath Divine Laws. Man-made laws or agreement underneath any ! compulso ry system of administration can regularly be abrogated as great as it unequivocally happened this context.

When a income stopped issuing to a state after 2008, all went haywire for a PAS government. PAS leaders during a time had small ideas upon how to beget a manage to buy yet a oil revenue. Thus, small promises as great as eremite tongue to greatfully a people did not assistance much. PAS leaders were never reduced of eremite sermons during their order of Terengganu to opposite a problems faced by a people afterwards yet it did not work.

With a miss of monetary resources a locale councils in all districts could not function smoothly. There were no investors entrance to a state partly since a Federal supervision was underneath BN control. With a miss of funding, even supervision departments had to slash their activities to assistance a people. The mood between state supervision employees went awry. There was roughly no physical expansion in a state. Development went stagnant. Jobs were scarce. Many had to leave a state to demeanour for improved opportunities in alternative states. And a people motionless to go for a shift of supervision in 2004.

Terengganu has a race of about 1,049,005 with 51percent of a race vital in civic areas as great as 49 percent in a farming areas. The infancy of them have been bad farmers as great as fishermen. They have been lulled for as great prolonged with eremite slogans as great as sermons by PAS as great as by promises of expansion by UMNO. Apparently, a people have been held in a web of difficulty by PAS as great as UMNO. Terengganu has right away purebred 585,366 brand brand brand new electorate up to Mar final year as great as with some-more electorate who have been wakeful of a scenario in a state they will wisely decide that celebration will oversee a state after a subsequent GE.

PAS has to decide now

PAS contingency have learnt a bitter doctrine from a past. UMNO is comparativ! ely dise ased in Terengganu since of internal bickering, incompetence as great as void of mercantile acumen. The chance for PAS to take over a state in a subsequent GE is rather bright. But PAS leaders contingency be some-more introspective as great as should reinvent itself to turn a celebration that could energise mercantile expansion for a state. Spiritual values can regularly go in tandem with mercantile expansion yet not during a expense of a manage to buy bread as great as butter emanate is still critical to a impoverished people of Terengganu.

PAS contingency additionally be rebuilt for a probability that notwithstanding winning in Terengganu in a subsequent GE, Putrajaya could still sojourn underneath BN which, according to most political observers is very unlikely though. Hence, a brand brand brand new PAS or Opposition choice in Terengganu contingency be made up of competent professionals who have a capability to drive a state in to an mercantile bliss identical to Penang or Selangor. PAS should temperament who between their leaders should lead Terengganu this time when they come to power. In a box of Penang it is a incalculably competent Lim Guan Eng as great as Selangor a immensely gifted Khalid Ibrahim. PAS has to decide right away itself as who is that 'competent' male that should lead Terengganu in a eventuality they win a state in a subsequent GE.

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