From Malaysia Kini
By S Pathmawathy
Veteran parliamentarian Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah today reminded those who cautioned him against participating in an oil royalty caucus mooted by the opposition that he is capable of deciding for himself.
“I don’t have to think too much about it… I am aged, an adult (and) I can think,” he told reporters in the Parliament lobby.
The Gua Musang Umno MP was responding to Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s remark that Razaleigh should think carefully whether to accept the invitation by Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim.
“It is better that Razaleigh carefully analyses (his decision) because even though it involves the state of Kelantan, (the caucus) is sponsored by the opposition and Anwar himself is behind it,” Muhyiddin had said.
The deputy premier added that it was not a common policy for Barisan Nasional legislators to partake in such a caucus.
Razaleigh was involved in drafting the Petroleum Development Act in 1974. He was the then finance minister and the first chairperson of national oil company Petronas.
The Umno politician’s personal stand is that the oil royalty belongs to the people.
This is about national interest
“What does principles have to do with it? We are taking about national interest,” he said.
“(The Public Accounts Committee) PAC chair is member of BN, his deputy is (from) DAP. Back then when there was a body on the United Nation’s human rights, (Mohd) Nazri (Abdul Aziz) was the chair and (Lim) Kit Siang was the deputy. What is wrong with it?” he asked.
Razaleigh also stressed that he wants fair representation from all parties.
“There wasn’t any misunderstanding, I think he (Muhyiddin) probably didn’t get what I was telling him properly.
“I have not accepted or rejected the invitation so let me consider it. But I would like to have fair representation of MPs from all states, particularly oil producing states,” he said.
Razaleigh explained that there was no urgency in him giving an answer or in setting up the caucus as when the outcome of the caucus is agreed upon by the federal government, the royalty has to be backdated from the time of petroleum exploration in the concerned states.
“I don’t think anybody (would) lose except that the government should honour and respect the agreement that was signed. Similarly Petronas must carry out its obligation,” he said.
“There was no wang ehsan (goodwill payment) in the agreement, I made the agreement and there was no wang ehsan. Wang ehsan is for those who are begging for alms. This is the public’s right,” he added.
Semuanya ini bermula dengan Mahathir, yang tidak menghormati undang-undang, yang tidak mahu menunaikan janji. Kita semua tahu bangsa manakah yang selalu mungkir janji seperti selalu diulang di dalam Quran.
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Sivakumar Reply:
November 30th, 2009 at 5:59 pm
Betul, pakcik Abdullah.
Ini semua angkara Mahathir.
Sebab dia lah Malaysia tanahair tercinta kita ni semakin termusnah!
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mamak bendahara Reply:
December 1st, 2009 at 8:01 am
itulah sebabnya melaka dulunya sebuah empayar, sekarang jadi macam sebuah daerah….
angkara siapa ini…………….
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I believe tengku razaleigh should
not be part of the caucus because he was amongst those who drafted the royalty act and some said that he made some mistakes in defining the act. In order to be neutral and transparent ku li should not be part of it. We should avoid conflict of interests!
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Mahathir memang kaki busuk. Dia tidak mahu melihat orang melayu yang patuh pada ajaran ISLAM memiliki kekayaan untuk diagihkan pada rakyat mengikut secara ISLAM. Ini diikuti oleh PM Najib yang juga membudayakan politik colek, ugut dan habuan sama macam Mahathir. Pemimpin disekeliling Najib semuanya bodoh dan banggang, sanggup menghukum orang melayu kelantan dan Terengganu semata mata tidak mahu menyokong UMNO. Saya sendiri walaupun bukan orang Kelantan mencari reski di Kuala Lumpur sanggup memotong gaji bulanan untuk membayar zakat ke Kerajaan Kelantan yang dipemimpin oleh orang Islam yang bersikap adil dan saksama.
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Betul kata KULI, ‘National Interest’ lebih penting dari ‘Party Interest’ yang kebanyakannya adalah terdiri dari para pengampu pangkat,darjat dan mengaut hasil kekayaan dari titik peluh rakyat. Syukurlah KULI sendiri ada pandangan sebegini yang mengasingkan politik berdendam dari hak mutlak rakyat. Mana dia pandangan ahli parlimen Katak dari Kelantan yang diam membisu. Ahli parlimen katak inilah contoh yang akan menjahanamkan negara, bersuara untuk perut sendiri.
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Saya amat teruja dengan sentuhan rasa Ku Li tentang “Public’s Right” ! Mudah-mudahan Ku Li dapat menawarkan sebuah hadiah indah demi keadilan yang menjadi hak mereka yang terabai !
Memang rakyat menanti kewajaran daripada setiap pemimpin yang punya “jiwa rakyat” !
Tahniah, Ku Li dan DSAI !
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parlimen adalah tempat untuk membentuk undang2 dan dasar negara….isu royalti minyak harus diselesaikan di parlimen kerana melibatkan soal dasar,akta dan perjanjian….permintaan ku li supaya kokus ini melibatkan semua ahli parlimen tanpa mengira parti adalah bertepatan dgn semangat penubuhan parlimen…..muhyidin lak nasihatkan ku li supaya utamakn parti dari segalanya…tp ku li x kn termakan dgn nasihat drpd guru yg x bertauliah spt muhyiddin…bg ku li…sbg ahli parlimen,beliau perlu membela semua rakyat malaysia tanpa mengira agama,bangsa dn parti sekali pon….teruskan perjuangan ku li….kerusi timbalan perdana menteri adalah milik anda…perdana menteri ofcouse la DSAI…hehehe…
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At this very last opportunity, Tengku Razaleigh should take up the task & challenges to do the right things. The oil belongs to the people; not government nor Petronas. they are merely custodian, or pemegang amanah. the time has come.. the oil revenues must be returned to the people in part (though not in full) for their well-being & prosperity.
Umno/BN Govt can no longer deny this; it is a fact known by everyone. they cannot continue to decieve, mislead & discriminate Kelantan (or any other oil producing states) from the rights specified under the agreements & Constitution. Such discrimination act is tantamount to treason; or betrayal to the national interest & the people.
Nik Aziz is so right for the ‘doa’ of the year – for the Almighty God to severe & destroy the black-hearted Prime Minister Najib & his cronies for intentionally discriminating Kelantanese & making fool of them with wang ehsan. What is this wang ehsan? there is no such thing as wang ehsan anywhere in the agreements not even in the Constitution. Umno ‘creates’ this wang ehsan purposely to humilate Kelantanese, as if they are begging for their own rights.
There is absolutely nothing wrong with this famous ‘doa’. Kelantan over the years under Pas-led Govt has been intensely surpressed & heavily marginalised by Federal Govt. Terengganu suffered once we know, but for Kelantan is like forever. Najib is seen so ill-intent when he unashamedly betray the interest of the two millions Kelaentanese.
* ‘Ulama-ulama’ yg cepat melatah mengutuk Nik Aziz adalah org2 yg gagal melihat isu secara menyeluruh. Pada mereka, ia hanya semata2 berkisar royalti. Tetapi bagi seorang Menteri Besar yg berjuang menuntut hak utk rakyatnya, ini bukan sekadar royalti – ini adalah soal pengkhianatan seorang Najib jahat kepada 2 juta umat Islam Kelantan. Doa Nik Aziz & rakyat Kelantan adalah doa org2 yg teraniaya & dizalimi, diterima Allah tanpa hisab.
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