By DayakDaily Team
KUCHING, Nov 12: Can the Opposition effectively develop and protect Sarawak if it were to win the upcoming Sarawak Election 2026?
This is the hypothetical question raised by Sarawak political pundit Datuk Peter Minos.
In a statement, Minos expressed concern over whether a potential coalition government formed by Peninsular-based parties namely Democratic Action Party (DAP), Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), and Parti Islam SeMalaysia (PAS), alongside local opposition outfits such as Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS), Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK), and others, could assure Sarawakians that they can continue and surpass the achievements of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).
According to Minos, the past actions and conduct of DAP, PKR, and PAS make it difficult for voters to believe they can govern Sarawak.
“By the way the Malayan-based parties of DAP, PAS and PKR had acted and behaved in the past years, it is very difficult for us to believe that they can ever run Sarawak.
“All these Malayan-based parties have been doing is digging dirt, hitting and attacking GPS, never proposing positive ideas for the development of Sarawak. It is really very tough to trust them with governing of the State.
“As for the local opposition like PBDS and PBK and the rest, it is best that we say the least of them. They cannot even look after themselves, what more of Sarawak,” said Minos.
While acknowledging that an opposition is expected in a democracy and plays an important role beyond criticising the government and its agencies, he pointed to the United Kingdom as an example of a responsible opposition that forms shadow cabinets, drafts alternative budgets, and offers solid ideas for national development, practices he noted Sarawak’s opposition has failed to adopt.
He warned that an opposition victory would result in panic, confusion, and chaos when forming a government due to a lack of planning and development ideas.
This, he said, would create major problems for both the opposition and the people of Sarawak, leaving them even less capable of protecting the State’s rights and interests.
He urged Sarawakians to remain wary and on guard against allowing the opposition to win the election, warning against falling into chaos and a “dark world”.
Minos stressed that Sarawak must continue to preserve peace and harmony among its races in order to drive development. –DayakDaily
