Of disjointed budget and frontless opposition...

One more week to go. Will budget 2021 version 1 get the votes or will it be ammended version? The line is pretty well drawn subject to final tweaks and backdoor negotiation. Afterall, many call abah Din the backdoor PM with Azmin as the backdoor keeper...  

 

Time has not been kind to abah Din. Sandwiched between pandemic Covid 19 and his desire to be PM, abah Din is grappling at whatever straws available to keep him afloat. Budget 2021 maybe the last straw.

Helmed by a non-politician, budget 2021 did not take into account the difficulties of normal rakyat in facing continuous lockdown and travel as well as business restriction. Employers has started to terminate employment services with the private sector hit the worst. There is no "bonus" or "hardship allowance" for them, not like the public sector which has "guaranteed assurance" of employment with build-in benefits.

Anwar, as the opposition leader has raised his concerns and call for tweaking of budget 2021. Najib, as Chairman of BNBBC, offers conditional support whilst Mahathir, as Pejuang leader, reserve the right to vote down the budget. There is a realistic possibility that budget 2021 will be voted out.

Knowing this, Zafrul make a veiled threat on the possibility of public servants will not get their paycheck comes January 2021. His statement is countered by Anwar who consider it as an "intimidation" whilst lawyer Haniff claims that salary can still be paid if budget 2021 is defeated.

Why is budget 2021 crucial to abah Din? Simple.. it is actually a "test" of his support. If budget 2021 is defeated, then it is crystal clear that abah Din does not have the majority which he claim but never proven.

It is also a crucial test to his fragile PN coalition. The budget calls for massive fund allocation to JASA (read : Azmin), another RM 8M for Zuraida's NGO (read : Azmin), big budget for PM office (read : abah Din). With abah Din and Azmin getting their hands on the funding, there is a very clear sign that we are going for an early GE 15.

Abah Din, Azmin, Zuraida are all under one party now ie BERSATU. Do you think they will share their cake with UMNO, knowing that they have manage to split UMNO into bits and crumbs? They have no problem in tackling PAS. All they need to do is offer posts to PAS leaders and all will be kowtim.

It is a disjointed budget, aimed at pleasing abah Din and Azmin plus Co. To Abah Din, UMNO can fly kite for all he cares. He has Najib, Zahid Hamidi, Kinabatangan Bung well control with court cases. He took care of Ismail Sabri and H2O with Ministerial sweets. UMNO is no longer the same as before... with their venom taken out. UMNO now is a paper tiger....

PAS? As long as they can get spills of gravy train, they are more than happy. PAS leaders have shown their true colours ie making use of religion for their personal gains. This is not the PAS of Tuan Guru Nik Aziz and Fadhil Noor. Hadi has hijacked PAS for his personal gain and self glorification.

Sabah? No issue there as Kinabatangan Bung has been kept in tight leash by BERSATU's Hajiji.

Sarawak? No problemo. Sarawak will follow who helms the Federal government, be it PN, BN, PH or whatever new mix available.

As for the opposition, they have their hands full. PKR has a leader whose wet dreams is to be PM, no matter what. DAP was too hard handed when given the chance and some of their MPs (read : RSN Rayer and Lim Lip Eng) are loose canons that can cause them defeat when crucial votes are needed in the august house.

Mahathir has his own small band of MPs which, for some reason, cannot see eye to eye with Anwar. This is a receipe of disaster for a united opposition.

Shafie Afdal and his WARISAN is there but so far relationship with Anwar is non-existent.

An ordinary budget for an extraordinary circumstances. Those responsible should take all efforts to coerce abah Din to ammend the budget and slash funds where it doesnt suit the rakyat. Afterall, YDPA has requested all parties to work together. That means, it is not a one way street. There must be room for discussion and amendments to make a workable and people friendly budget. Show that the MPs care...

Till then...G'nite M'sia...wherever u are...