Give PAS the boot in Kelantan: Mustapa

KOTA BARU: Kelantan voters should vote out PAS come the 14th General Electioin in order to enjoy greater development, said Kelantan Umno chief Datuk Seri Mustapa Mohamed.
Mustapa, who is also Minister of International Trade and Industry and Kelantan Barisan Nasional chairman, said it was imperative that they did this because the PAS leadership was out of sync with what the people wanted, that is rapid development so that the backward state could catch up with the other states in the country.
"The (PAS) leadership is not serious about bringing development for the people of Kelantan. We do not want the Kelantanese to lag further behind," he told reporters after a thanksgiving function with teaching staff at the Kelantan State Education Complex here today.
Present were Kelantan Umno deputy chief Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub and Kelantan Education Department director Muhammad Zahari Othman.
Mustapa was commenting on statement by Kelantan Deputy Mentri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah recently reportedly saying that the state government had deliberately slowed down development so that the people were not left behind and could enjoy the development.
Meantime, Mustapa also thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak for giving many opportunities to the people of Kelantan to hold important positions in the public sector.
Many Kelantanese also held important posts in the prIvate sector, he said, adding that these leaders would play a significant role on putting the state on the right trajectory if the mandate was given to the Barisan Nasional come GE14, which must be called by Aug this year.
Kelantan has been under PAS rule since 1990. — Bernama