PAS Youth has slammed Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad over his statement that Pakatan Harapan would cancel the East Coast Railway (ECRL) project should they win the 14th General Election.
Its chief Muhammad Khalil Abdul Hadi in a statement today said the construction of the ECRL project should be viewed from the macro context, to stimulate economic growth for the East Coast Economic Region (ECER) and not be based on political sentiments.
He said PAS remained steadfast in its stand to jointly increase the economic standard of the people especially in the ECER which covered 51 per cent of the peninsula.
On April 2, Dr Mahathir during the “Bicara Bersama Tun M Siri 2.0: Cabaran Ekonomi Anak Muda” programme said that the opposition would scrap the RM55 billion ECRL project if it won GE14, claiming that it was wasteful.
On Friday, when asked by reporters whether PAS would pursue the development of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL), its President Dato’ Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang said the party was aware, importance of international relations.
”We have to realize that Malaysia has a relationship not only with the Asian region, (but) including the International level.
”We think the project will be able to connect Malaysia with other countries,”
”Yes, if we win (GE14), we will continue this project (ECRL) with the conditions that may differ from those made by the Barisan Nasional,” he said.
