PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional is cautiously optimistic on its performance in the coming general election, says Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.
However, the Prime Minister said the Barisan is not taking anything for granted.
“We
believe the people are with the Government and they feel that their
future is more secure with Barisan,” he said during the Conversation
with the PM programme aired over TV3 last night.
When asked on
when he would call for the elections, Najib said he wanted to show to
the people the Government’s achievements through various initiatives
under the transformation agenda.
“It does take time (to show results of the various initiatives). I’m pleased that the outcome is positive.
“When
we seek fresh mandate from people, we will be going on a very solid
track record that we can show to the people that we have delivered to
the rakyat,” he said.
On the recent incidents in Lahad Datu, he said Malaysia had adequate capabilities and assets to safeguard its security.
“In terms of dealing with the armed intrusion, we certainly have the assets,” he said.
“But,
as I said, this is a wake-up call. Where there are gaps in terms of our
capabilities, we hope that we’ll be able to close them.”
When asked on the Opposition’s election manifesto, Najib questioned the funding for its promises.
“The
question is funding ... that they have not stated. Based on what they
have done, many of the promises contained in the (election) manifesto of
2008 have been left as empty promises,” he said, adding that nothing
was free in this world and someone had to bear the cost of the things to
be given away.
(Source:The Star Online. See the full video here.)
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