MELAKA TENGAH - Jelutong MP RSN Rayer has questioned how the Unity Government can function effectively when Barisan Nasional (BN), despite being a coalition partner at the federal level, continues to contest against Pakatan Harapan (PH) in state elections.
He alleged that BN leaders were undermining their government partners by using information obtained through discussions and cooperation in Putrajaya against PH when campaigning in states such as Melaka, Negeri Sembilan and Johor.
Rayer said BN leaders sat alongside PH in the Cabinet and shared government responsibilities in Putrajaya, but appeared to take a different stance when campaigning against them at the state level.
“How are we supposed to work? Every day, BN sits behind us and stabs us in the back. They enter the Cabinet, take all the information, and when they leave, they leak it,” he said.
He added that although the Unity Government could not simply be dissolved amid the political challenges, he believed Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim would not call for its dissolution.
Instead, Rayer called on Melaka voters to deliver a “Red Wave” in the 16th Melaka state election to strengthen PH's position and demonstrate public support for the continued stability of the federal government.
“We have to start the Red Wave from Melaka to give confidence to the whole country that we do not want our government to fall. We want this government to remain,” he told the crow during the DAP Grand Finale Ceramah Harapan at the DAP Melaka office in Taman Pandan Mawar, Melaka, tonight.
Rayer also defended DAP against accusations that it was a Chinese-centric party, insisting that the party represented Malaysians of all races rather than a particular ethnic community.
He challenged the narrative that DAP fought exclusively for the Chinese community, pointing to Anwar's political struggles and imprisonment as examples of the broader fight for justice and multiracialism.
He further cautioned voters against placing their trust in other political parties, including MIC and MCA.
Rayer expressed hope that PH component parties, namely PKR, Amanah and DAP, would secure a major victory in Melaka when polling results are announced.