KUCHING:
The Opposition should not fool the
people with claims that elections in the country are not clean or fair, says
Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
When
the Opposition won five states in the last general election as well as the Sibu
by-election, they did not question the Election Commission (EC), the Prime
Minister said.
"But
now, all of a sudden the EC has been condemned as though elections in Malaysia
are dirty and unfair. I say, if they are not clean or fair, show us the proof.
"We
do not want to be elected based on fraud. We are a Government that has been
elected according to the people's wishes," he said during the Janji
Ditepati' programme at Wisma Bapa Malaysia here yesterday.
He
added that the majority of the people voted for Barisan Nasional because they
knew it was the better choice, not because they were deceived.
"We
have proven our ability to lead and we have a clear agenda for the country, to
bring it towards greater development and becoming a high-income nation.
"The
Opposition has no agenda and no proven leaders. Their ability and credibility
are questionable. So there is no need for them to accuse the EC and the
Government or try to deceive the people," he said.
Najib
said the Government did not deny the Bersih 3.0 protesters their right to
demonstrate but they should not cause disorder or tarnish the country's image.
He said
the Government did not allow them to use Dataran Merdeka because it was the
symbol of the country's independence.
However,
he said the Government had offered Merdeka Stadium as a venue and he had even
instructed the city's police to ensure the protesters' safety.
"If
they really want to demonstrate, the venue should not be so important. We are
allowing them their basic right to assemble but it must be in a peaceful
manner," he added.
Later,
Najib said Bersih activists merely wanted to paint a negative image of the
Government to the world and confront the police so that they could throw
allegations of police brutality to the public.
"They
are not concerned about fair and clean elections. It's all about politics and
taking over Putrajaya. They know that our election is clean and fair.
"Otherwise,
would we have lost in the Sibu by-election by about 400 votes? If it is unfair,
do you think we could not have manipulated those 400 votes?
"Last
year, Barisan lost some seats in the Sarawak state election as well," he
said.
Sharon
Ling and Zora Chan
The
Star/Asia News Network
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