The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Najib Razak’s hint to the first Cabinet meeting of the year on Wednesday that 2017 is going to be an “interesting year” has already been more than fulfilled in the first five days of the year.
The new year in the past five days started not just with a double whammy but a multitude of whammies, including:
The Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, Nancy Shukri has admitted that the Sarawak BN leaders have yet to be briefed on the proposed government takeover of Hadi’s private member’s bill – and the same applies for the other 13 Barisan Nasional component parties, whether MCA, Gerakan or MIC.
I hope the MCA, Gerakan and MIC leaders, particularly the presidents Datuk Liow Tiong Lai, Datuk Mah Siew Keong or Datuk S. Subramaniam respectively will pluck up the courage to present the Pensiangan Formula to the Cabinet as the best way to address the political and constitutional stalemate created by UMNO’s support for Hadi’s private member’s bill.
The Pensiangan Formula comprises two elements, viz:
This is particularly important and pertinent as two UMNO leaders, namely Jamil Khir Baharom and Ahmad Mazlan had publicly admitted about a secret UMNO agenda and conspiracy to present a “fait accompli” to the other 13 Barisan Nasional component parties to compel them to support the BN government takeover of Hadi’s private member’s bill in the March meeting of Parliament.
These are only five of multiple “whammies” which had confronted the country in the first few days of the year.
The new year will be a very challenging and testing one, especially as the 14th General Elections is expected to be held this year, and could be in May or September/October.
If the UMNO/BN leaders are not prepared to deal with these multiple whammies; then Malaysians must address these multiple “whammies” which have hit the country, resulting in constitutional, political, economic and nation-building crisis of confidence in the country, in the 14GE.
Speech by DAP Parliamentary Leader and MP for Gelang Patah Lim Kit Siang to DAP MPs and State Assembly representatives at Komtar in Penang on Friday, January 6, 2016 at 2.30 pm