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ADUN SPEAKS | How to move forward given Budget 2021 imbroglio?

ADUN SPEAKS | PKR president Anwar Ibrahim might not have risen to the occasion in either defeating or mounting opposition to Budget 2021.

The opposition leader might have missed an opportunity to raise the profile and vision of Pakatan Harapan on the future of the country. In short, he allowed the illegal backdoor government a little window to legitimise itself.

The present attempts on the part of the opposition to do damage control might not simply work. Harapan has been terribly undermined in the eyes of supporters and those who believe there is a dire need for an alternative government.

Anwar’s prevarication of giving credit to the government in terms of possible changes to the budget and the last-minute advice to MPs to desist from standing up against the budget wrecked colossal damage on the integrity and reputation of the opposition.

Moral fibre was exemplified in the 13 MPs who stood up to say no to the budget. Whatever happened to the fighters in Harapan? Were they wrongly advised? Apparently, Anwar is taking the blame for what happened...

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