Hands full: People crowding to meet Najib during his visit in Tanah Merah. — Bernama
KUALA
KRAI: The time has come for the people of Kelantan to experience
definite changes that can only be brought about by Barisan Nasional,
said Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
“Tukar”,
or change was the message the Prime Minister brought with him during
his visit to the state yesterday, which many see as the last before the
13th general election.
He said the winds of change were evident in Kelantan and the time for it to happen might come soon.
“Judging from the crowd's response, I believe there will be positive changes in this state.
KUALA LUMPUR: The people of Kelantan are prepared for change and are
ready to vote for Barisan Nasional to have a brighter future, said the
Prime Minister.
During a massive gathering at the Bukit Jalil National Stadium here, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said that the people of Kelantan had endured false promises and lies under the present state government.
Citing
the land scandal issue in which the PAS-led Kelantan government had
reportedly awarded a plot of state land to DAP after the 2008 general
election, Najib said Barisan was prepared to help fight for the people's
rights.
“The huge crowd of about 15,000 people of Kelantan origin gathered here today is a clear signal that they want a change.
“If
Barisan Nasional is given the mandate during the elections, we will
ensure that every inch of the land is returned to the people,” he said
during his speech yesterday.
He said about 500,000 people of
Kelantan origin had moved out of the state to the city in search of a
better future due to the lack of opportunities in the state.
KOTA BARU: A highway, a spanking new stadium and an end to the people's water woes.
The
people of Kelantan can expect all these and more should the Barisan
Nasional retake the state from PAS in the next general election, Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak said.
The Prime Minister announced at a Janji Ditepati
(Promises Fulfilled) programme here yesterday that the Barisan would
undertake seven major projects if it forms the next state government in
Kelantan.
Najib pledged that Barisan would build a highway
linking Kuala Krai and Kota Baru, build a spanking new stadium and
resolve the people's water woes if it is given the mandate to rule the
state.
Barisan will also build 3,000 houses under its
people-friendly housing scheme, set up a Universiti Teknologi Mara
(UiTM) campus for 5,000 students, start a Rapid Kota Baru bus service
and build a RM50mil mosque that will be the biggest in Kelantan.
“This
is only part of our manifesto. It is not yet complete. There will be
other things to be announced later. This is Barisan's promise,” he said,
adding that the people of Kelantan had tremendous potential and Barisan
could provide the catalyst for them to excel through systematic
development.
TUMPAT: DATUK Seri Najib Razak reminded all parties that education is too important and valuable to be politicised.
He said the Federal Government had never politicised the sector despite
Kelantan being under an opposition party for more than 20 years.
"We may have differences of opinion and political squabbles but the
education sector is too important, too valuable, for anybody to make it a
political pawn.
"That is why I give a guarantee that the Federal Government will continue to give attention to education in the state.
"Whatever is given to other states, we will always give consideration
to Kelantan," he said at the presentation of early schooling aid at SK
Seri Wakaf Baharu here yesterday.
The prime minister said the Federal Government, through the national
education system, wanted to produce a generation of pious and
knowledgeable students.
"Transformations are not based on slogans. If the slogan is Developing
With Islam but educational programmes are not held, then it will not
become a reality.
