COMMENT | Keep the politicians out

“PAS has 18 MPs, eight are ministers and deputy ministers, and one has been made the prime minister’s special envoy to the Middle East. This leaves nine more MPs. Alhamdulillah, I understand all government MPs will be given the responsibility to manage Government-linked companies. This is because all of them are qualified. They are MPs.”

- PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan, who is also the de facto law minister.

COMMENT | Sometimes, one wonders if some of our ministers are serious in addressing issues and deciding if they are doing stand-up comedy or talking to the people on a serious note.

Depending on who is saying it and how it is delivered, there have been instances where you are compelled to laugh out loud.

De facto Law Minister Takiyuddin Hassan's (photo, above) operative phrases in these utterances are “all of them are qualified” and “they are MPs”. The people’s laughter must be echoing in the caves where he expects us - the rakyat - to be domiciled under the movement control order.

Well, the days of hoodwinking the people are over and the majority is not ready to accept, let alone buy such ridiculous arguments. We require them to stand up to scrutiny and practise the best standards of governance. Unfortunately, they have failed miserably - at least in the six weeks since they took over Putrajaya - legitimately or through the back door...