‘THEY’RE JUST LIKE GOEBBELS’
DPM likens opposition tactic to that of German propaganda minister
THE opposition’s accusations against Barisan Nasional have caused many people to be influenced by its lies, said Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yesterday.
Zahid, who is also BN deputy chairman and home minister, likened the opposition’s tactic to the one used by Joseph Goebbels, who served as German propaganda minister in the 1930s and 1940s.
He said a lie, if told often enough, would become the truth.
“This is what the opposition is doing through its accusations... its ‘spinning effort’ and recycled (claims) will enter the minds of the people,” he said during the groundbreaking for Maktab Rendah Sains Mara (MRSM) Bagan Datuk here.
He said the government under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak, on the other hand, would fulfil its promises.
He said for example, BN formulated its 14th General Election (GE14) manifesto based on its ability to fulfil 99.4 per cent of the promises it made during the 13th General Election in 2013.
He said the promises underlined in the opposition’s manifesto were unrealistic and could not be fulfilled.
He said the opposition’s promise to abolish the Goods and Services Tax and reduce the loans of National Higher Education Fund Corporation borrowers would reduce government revenue and lead to financial instability.
He said the construction of the MRSM Bagan Datuk was in line with the government’s goal to produce 125,000 professional huffaz by the year 2050.
He said the school, which will be built at a cost of RM130 million, would be the ninth MRSM in Perak.
He said another four MRSMs would be built in Kedah, Pahang and Kelantan at a total cost of RM570 million.
At present, there are 54 MRSMs nationwide.