JOHOR BARU: The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) has insisted that its state election manifesto unveiled on Monday does not clash with its allies Pakatan Harapan’s version.
Muda secretary-general Amira Aisya Abd Aziz said there would be no issue implementing its manifesto titled “Tekad Muda” alongside Pakatan’s promises in the event that they form a government together after the state election.
“Obviously we will negotiate with our partners to find a middle ground and whatever the outcome is, it will be beneficial to the rakyat.
“Our party came into the election with the spirit of working together.
“I think Muda’s and Pakatan’s manifestos do not clash as we share the same spirit of wanting a leadership of integrity, ensuring equal allocation for all state assemblymen and an anti-party-hopping law in Johor,” she said after unveiling the manifesto here yesterday.
Amira Aisya, who is also a candidate for the Puteri Wangsa seat, said this when asked about Muda’s negotiating power if all seven of its fielded candidates were to win in the upcoming polls set for March 12.
She said Muda’s “buku putih” (white book, referring to the colour of its manifesto booklet) has five main agenda namely: having energetic and fast leaders, implementing pro-rakyat democracy, fighting for the middle-income group (M40), closing society’s class gap and promoting economic development for all.
Party president Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman attended the manifesto unveiling session virtually as he had to attend parliamentary sitting.
The seven candidates took turns explaining the manifesto’s focus, which included tackling climate change adaptation and mitigation efforts, providing affordable housing through bulk buy, creating more jobs by incentivising private and government-linked companies, as well as ensuring food security to provide economic and housing opportunities for new-generation Felda settlers.
Asked if Muda’s promises were doable as some of its highlighted plans require long-term planning, Amira Aisya admitted that some of the items on the agenda require five to 10 years to achieve as they involve policy-making and the like.