Anwar is pathetic coming out now (yes...only now) about the bible raids & confiscation in Selangor ... When it happened, I did not read any report/comment/instructions from Anwar(the defacto head of PKR, the head of the Opposition in Parliment, the head (or one of the 3 'big bosses' of Pakatan)...
He now criticizes MB Khalid for not doing enough ....but wait, the 'what more should have been done?' is not mentioned by Anwar in the Malaysiakini report.... We need constructive criticisms - not just 'should have done more' criticisms with no indication of what else could have been done...
As Pakatan Rakyat(PR), the coalition has a duty to ensure that all that is done in States it governed is in accordance to PR policy and promises... when there is any issue, advice...instructions from PR leadership must be flowing down to MBs and State government ....Anwar is so wrong to stay silent for so long ....and only now just before the PKR elections to come out and make such a comment...
Azmin has also been critical of Khalid... but was it after Khalid started investigating some 'alleged hanky panky' in PKNS which also saw Azmin not re-appointed as Director and some other staff being 'wrongfully terminated'... What was the alleged wrongdoings? What happened to that investigations?.... for suddenly there was much pressure put on MB Khalid by Azmin ( and his former boss, Anwar)...then we had the Kajang fiasco, the resigning of a ADUN and talk of Anwar going to contest to ultimately wrest the MBship from Khalid.....
Like we demand transparency and accountability from BN and the Federal Government, we also need transparency and accountability from Anwar, PKR, PR, PR ruled State governments... In fact when it comes to PR, we should not even need to demand - for 'transparency and accountability' should be forthcoming as of right...
People do not need just 'what you are doing is wrong statements'.... but also 'what could have and should have been done in a particular situation...or still could be done now...' - now, this is concrete....
So, what could have been done...
1 - Clear statement that PR is opposed to the action of JAIS to seize the said Bibles, and an immediate call for JAIS to return the said Bibles..
2 - JAIS should never again enter places of worship/offices of persons of other faiths - JAIS should confine their work and operations to just Muslims.
3 - Selangor and all other Pakatan Rakyat ruled States shall table an amendment to any law preventing persons, other than Muslims, using certain words and terminologies - This, is after all the PR position.
4 - PR States immediately instruct their State Religious Departments, who are currently party in those 'Allah' cases to withdraw or alternatively tell court that their position is that there is no objection to non-Muslims using the term Allah, etc...
5 - Selangor shall amend its Constitution, to remove the existing religious qualification for Menteri Besar, etc... making it also in line with the Federal Constitution... [Now, according to our Federal Constitution, a non-Muslim can become the PM - all he needs is the support of the majority of the MPs...]
So, is Anwar making any of the above suggestions .... ????
I seriously hope that Anwar's statement of displeasure of Khalid at this time has nothing to do with upcoming PKR elections ...not an attempt to weaken Khalid's chances of winning the post he is contesting....
Anwar: MB didn't do enough on Bible raid
De-facto PKR leader Anwar Ibrahim admitted today that Selangor has not done enough on the issue of Bible Society of Malaysia
(BSM) bibles being seized by the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) earlier this year.
Even
though Jais does not directly come under the state supervision, he said
that he Pakatan-led state administration and its Menteri Besar Abdul
Khalid Ibrahim cannot "pass the buck"."I agree that the MB should have taken more initiative on this matter," he said during a press conference at PKR headquarters today. - Malaysiakini, 16/4/2014, Anwar: MB didn't do enough on Bible raid
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