GE14 | BN's blue wave hit Balik Pulau, Penang, today with the arrival of caretaker prime minister Najib Razak and his entourage of Umno leaders ahead of polling say slated for May 9.

Umno leaders boasted of a 10,000-strong crowd at Najib's speech, during which he is poised to unveil 12 health projects.

Women in their bright red tudung and various federal agency staff occupied seats under white canopies when Najib arrived in SMK Seri Balik Pulau about 3.30pm.

Although Najib did not mention names, he launched a tirade against former prime minister and Pakatan Harapan chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad, asking, "Who does he want to save Malaysia from?"

He said the opposition's manifesto talked about abolishing tolls to unburden the people.

"But who is the father of tolls? During my time, I did not increase tolls but reduced them. We are much better now than when we were under the previous 22-year administration," Najib said.

He then announced that if Penang is won back by BN, all motorcyclists will be exempted from toll charges at the two Penang bridges.

This promise, Najib said, will be added into the BN's GE14 manifesto, which was announced on April 7.

In his speech, Najib challenged Pakatan Harapan to explain how they would deal with the RM380 billion compensation to concessionaires if they were to abolish tolls throughout the country.

"Where are you going to find the money from? You cannot. Even if (his son) Mokhzani (Mahathir) is rich, he cannot do it," said Najib.

Najib sang praises of his own administration, saying the country had excelled in many areas.

"In terms of the economy, our GDP is at 5.9 percent, higher than many countries.

“Our currency is one of the best-performing currencies in the world where in only a few months, our ringgit has climbed from RM4.40 against the US Dollar to RM3.86.

"Our debts have also been reduced from 55 percent (of the GDP ratio) to 50.8 percent. During his 22 years reign, the country's reserves were only at RM20 billion but now it is RM104 billion," said Najib.