The power is in your vote - see you in GE15

LETTER | Just because Pakatan Harapan is taking on the nation using the rule of law, it does not mean, or rather make sense, for some quarters from the opposition holding group protests (demonstrations) against the democratically-elected government.

By law, they should use the vote to remove the government, as that is the only way.

For your information, the ousted prime minister had always said that he was voted into power by a democratic process. Najib Abdul Razak said "it's a democratic govt" - so nobody could ask him to vacate his seat and his Empire. They should use the vote and do it in the 14th general election, which they did and had him removed as prime minister and from Putrajaya.

That obviously had put an end to Najib's era and immediately, on May 9, 2018, turned the BN into the opposition party of the country. The BN leaders and MPs lost their powers, honours and pride in Parliament. The office they held for over 60 years, since in power.

This is good for the rakyat (the people at large) because they finally got to see them inside out and what was hidden and swept under the carpet, but most importantly, their true "shocking" colours as well.

Yes! The Big Fat Cat is out of the bag - thanks to the voters who had voted for change of government. Yes! The rakyat succeeded in removing Najib and his BN party out from Putrajaya in GE14.

The previous Najib government has left behind huge amount of debts for the new Harapan government to saddle on and to pay up. Malaysia was then precariously sitting at the edge of going into bankruptcy.

The new Harapan government has to recoup stolen wealth from 1MDB to help pay up the debts left behind by the BN government.

Well, I will cut short the story.

It was amusing to see the opposition party members donning black on May 9 this year to show protest against Harapan for having fulfilled its first year of governance of the country. Perhaps they were out there, hopefully, to gain some political mileage and cheap publicity.

Those who wear black are like they are from the "Dark Force", who will always run away in defeat, as seen in the movie, "Star Wars".

Remember, your vote is your only power. You don't need to be dressed in black to show something intangible.

Generally, this sort of demonstration usually translates to jealousy and shows that there are some quarters who have yet to grow up (though they had once held government offices), because what they do is like a "little boy" or as "children" would do.

They forgot what their past leader, Najib, had said, many a time, in defence against callings asking him to step down as prime minister.

So, it is irrelevant to abuse the "rule by law" policy to hold such demonstrations, like wearing black or whatever.

As voters, you should do the needful during the next general election, GE15. This is the right thing to do.

In the meantime, show your genuineness that the party will do what the people and nation need the most and give their relentless sacrifices, instead of wasting time and creating uninvited public unrest, fears, hatred and chaos.

Besides, this will cause the government to spend taxpayers' money to keep law and order in place during a demonstration. Let's have some peace and order. We have too many things to take care of every day - we don't need to add any more worries, stress and problems to our life.

Really, it is expensive for the police to deploy their staff to be stationed at strategic points and places to maintain peace and order during a demonstration or protest walk.

See you all at the next general election! And, good luck to you!

LAU BING is a community activist and writer based in Subang Jaya.

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