Posted on June 19, 2011, Sunday
KUCHING: The Chinese community will embrace Barisan Nasional (BN) again if the ruling government adapts to changes and reviews certain policies, asserted Sarawak United Peoples’ Party (SUPP) treasurer Datuk David Teng.
Describing Chinese as “agile, elastic and realistic”, the former assistant minister said they were responsive to necessary changes and had never indicated that they would not opt for change.
“The Chinese have nothing against the government. They are merely unhappy with some Barisan Nasional government policies.
“During the state election in April, Chinese voters sent a strong message that they are not happy with Barisan Nasional,” he was recently quoted as saying in a local daily here.
The former Repok assemblyman pointed out that BN “is in a dire need of spring-cleaning,” quipping that if it were to be regarded as a residence it would have gathered enough dust.
“The spring-cleaning must be launched as soon as possible. Every Barisan Nasional component party is obligated to cleanse the dusty place.
“The largest component party in particular should not shun the obligation. After all, the largest party essentially influences the whole Barisan Nasional system,” he said.
He charged that BN was the root cause of people’s dissatisfaction, claiming many issues arose following the policies and decisions of BN government, most of which had led to dissent and lament.
“Barisan Nasional has been in power for a long time and it is natural that a house becomes dusty after some non-cleaning period.
“Hence, wise and courageous leaders must take up the challenge to see through a spring-cleaning. As far as spring-cleaning is concerned, there are things we need to get rid of,” he stressed.
As a member of BN, Teng admitted that the coalition came with various unsettled issues that had displeased the communities.
He believed that a thorough cleansing would help tone down the aggressiveness of the opposition and subsequently making them powerless.
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