KURANG AJAR - MASANYA TIBA UNTUK NAZRI AZIZ LEPASKAN JAWATAN 'MENTERI JAGA PARLIMEN'

MataHati~ anda bacalah sendiri. Dan anda akan terasa sesuatu yang panas secara tiba-tiba singgah di hati anda. Saya tak dapat nak mengungkapkan rasa panas yang sedang membara dihati saya ketika ini. Hanya yang saya boleh katakan "Nazri memang kurang ajar". Seperti Zaib Ibrahim, dia juga kecundang dengan provokasi dan permainan politik pembangkang dan sudah tiba masanya untuk Nazri meletakkan jawatan 'Menteri Jaga Parlimen' agar karier politiknya berakhir secara lebih bermaruah... lebih bermaruah dari Zaid Ibrahim dan Pak Lah. Jika tidak, bolehlah semua yang tahu mulakan bercerita kisah-kisah Teksi Kuning dan Apoo... India yang Gemuk itu... agar mulut Nazri boleh disopankan ketika bercakap dengan orang yang lebih tua dan banyak berjasa kepada negara.

Nazri calls Dr M a racist for defending BTN
UPDATE 1

By Asrul Hadi Abdullah Sani

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 7 — Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz has called Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad a “bloody racist” for defending the Biro Tata Negara (BTN) courses, and reasserted the Cabinet’s earlier decision to overhaul the programme.

Nazri pointed out to reporters in Parliament today that patriotism was not meant only for the Malays but for all Malaysians.

“You must be a Malaysian whether you’re a minister or not. You must walk your talk. Don’t just because when you were PM, you wanted everyone to support you, you’re Malaysian and the moment you’re no longer PM, that’s it, only talk about the Malays so I cannot accept his comment. When you read his blog it is bloody racist.

“I strongly feel the BTN courses must be in line with the 1 Malaysia slogan by the PM,” he said.

Dr Mahathir had said yesterday that there was no need to revamp BTN’s training modules in the current form and that it was suitable for instilling the patriotic spirit among Malaysians.

Nazri also slammed Umno’s Utusan Malaysia newspaper today, saying its “denial syndrome is making me laugh.” The minister in the prime minister’s department repeated his stand that “everybody knows what the BTN is,” so there was nothing to hide.

“I just want them to know, they should not go on a denial syndrome because their syllabus is known to everybody. Don’t think that people outside do not know about the syllabus based on patriotism for Malays. I just want to remind them that among those in the opposition, Hasan Ali was a former deputy director of BTN and Sungai Petani MP Johari Abdul was a BTN former director and Anwar Ibrahim’s father in law was involved with the BTN.

“They all know what the syllabus is all about so who are we to say that it did not happen? You want to lie? You make people laugh. I mean there are people who attended the courses who came out very angry. There were many instances of the use of words like Ketuanan Melayu (Malay supremacy). It is ridiculous so I want them to tell me where did I go wrong in supporting the revamping of the BTN syllabus. Tell me where I went wrong?” he asked.

Nazri stressed that BTN was funded by public money and that the funds should be spent properly for the betterment of all communities. (bermakna selama Kerajaan yang dia menjadi salah seorang Menterinya tidak membelanjakan dana awam dengan cara yang betul) (Kenapa dia perlu membodek DS Najib sehingga begini teruk? Adakah dia sudah mendapat berita akan digugurkan dari kabinet tidak lama lagi???)

“The BTN’s allocation is mentioned in the PM’s department’s budget. So it’s public money. So if it’s public money then we need to ensure that it is spent properly, not to have courses only to concentrate on one community in the country.

“You talk about patriotism, love for the country. Patriotism is for all Malaysians regardless of race. Therefore, the money spent on BTN to have courses must reflect the 1Malaysia slogan by the PM. It should not only be to raise patriotism among the Malays. Malaysia is for all races so I disagree with any syllabus which only concentrates on patriotism just on one community, I disagree. If they have a problem with that, I want to know what is their problem,” he said.

Nazri questioned if Utusan Malaysia, which has been at the forefront of defending BTN courses, believes that Malaysia belongs only to the Malay community.

“Do they want to say that Malaysia belongs only to the Malays and the government is only a Malay government? Should only the Malays be given the spirit of patriotism? Other races are not patriotic about their country? So I want them to point out to me where is it that I’ve gone wrong If I disagree with the past syllabus,” he added.

Nazri also denied the claim made by Utusan that it was only him who wanted BTN to be revamped and not the Cabinet.

“The moment PM took over, when he introduced the 1 Malaysia slogan. It was soon after that because courses run by BTN using public funds must be used properly and it amounts to millions so if you want to talk about patriotism, patriotism for all, not just the Malays, for all Malaysians. It’s not because of the Selangor state government that we changed the syllabus so it’s long before that,” he said.

Nazri also questioned Utusan for deceiving Malaysians on BTN.

“You tell me, can I lie? I can’t. They must use their head lah. If they want to deny and all that. If the other side they do not know, it’s different but all these people were involved with BTN before. They were facilitators and directors so they know what’s going on.

“Come on lah, please, this is not 1961 or the 1970s. Information is freely available. I want them to get out of the denial syndrome, admit it and that’s in line with the PM’s slogan so why shouldn’t we change?” he asked.

The PR-led Selangor government recently imposed a ban on its civil servants and students within its state-run educational institutions from attending BTN courses, while Penang — another PR- governed state — is said to be considering similar action.

But the hawks in Umno, through Malay-based dailies like Berita Harian and Utusan Malaysia, have moved to defend BTN and attacked its critics as “traitors” who are trying to politicise the issue.

Utusan yesterday urged the government not to “bow down” to the opposition on BTN and said that it was Nazri who wanted the programme to be revamped even though the move was decided by the Cabinet.


Kenapa perlu tunduk? — Awang Selamat

DEC 6 — Keputusan kerajaan negeri Selangor dan diikuti Pulau Pinang melarang kakitangan awam dan pelajar pusat pengajian negeri berkenaan menghadiri kursus Biro Tata Negara (BTN) nampaknya sedikit sebanyak memberi kesan.

Gesaan pemimpin utama DAP, Lim Kit Siang agar BTN ditutup seakan memaksa kerajaan terperangkap dengan rentak pembangkang.

Pada mulanya kenyataan Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim tidak menggemparkan kerana banyak perkara di luar bidang kuasa kerajaan negeri. Lagipun tiada apa yang salah dengan kursus BTN yang berorientasikan kenegaraan. Sesiapa yang menghadiri kursus itu tidak pernah keluar menjadi militan atau ektremis kaum sebaliknya meningkatkan lagi kesedaran terhadap cintakan negara. Awang percaya Khalid lebih mahu menguji pemikiran politik pemimpin Barisan Nasional (BN).

Tiba-tiba keluar seruan oleh Menteri di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, Mohd Nazri Aziz agar kurikulum BTN perlu dirombak bagi disesuaikan dengan gagasan 1 Malaysia. Awang adalah peminat Nazri. Beliau seorang menteri yang disegani kerana kewibawaannya. Tetapi dalam isu ini Awang berbeza pandangan dengan beliau.

Jika Nazri menyatakan kurikulum BTN perlu melalui sedikit pengubahsuaian, Awang setuju tetapi bukan dirombak. Ini kerana kurikulum BTN sememangnya berteraskan Perlembagaan. Apakah kita tidak yakin dengan semangat perlembagaan yang ada? Kenyataan tersebut juga menampakkan seolah-olah kurikulum BTN yang sentiasa ditambah baik, tidak relevan sedangkan pemimpin pembangkang yang pernah berada dalam kerajaan mengakui manfaatnya kepada kepentingan nasional. Sesungguhnya Awang juga pendokong gagasan 1 Malaysia dan akomadatif kepada pembaharuan untuk kebaikan semua kaum tetapi janganlah kita terlalu ghairah sehingga roh dan jiwa Perlembagaan kita mahu diketepikan.

Pada Awang yang penting semua pihak perlu mempertahankan BTN sambil memperluaskan lagi penyertaan semua kaum bagi mengikuti kursus-kursusnya. Awang percaya jika lebih ramai orang bukan Melayu mengikuti kursus BTN sedia ada, mereka akan lebih memahami keperluan mempertahankan asas perlembagaan dalam erti kata sebenar.

Tetapi janganlah hanya kerana pemimpin pembangkang melakukan provokasi, kita melatah dan mengikut begitu sahaja. Sepatutnya kita semua memberikan sekalung tahniah atas sumbangan semua petugas BTN yang selama ini banyak melonjakkan patriotisme dan cintakan negara biarpun pada ketika krisis tertentu, masyarakat meragui golongan politikus. — Mingguan Malaysia