BY: NADHIRA ZA

Many Malaysians complain of laws that are archaic and obsolete and, according to the de facto law minister, these laws number around 3,000, and they need to be abolished but what is of greater concern now are government policies that hinder progress.

From time to time, netizens complain on social media of policies initiated by the government that irk and irritate them, or that are absurd or makes no sense, which leads Malaysians to wonder who formulated these policies and the agenda behind it.

What is considered worse are policies implemented that are racially biased and prejudiced, or where no thought or consideration had been given to the principles of democracy which is really a crying shame.

It reflects poorly on a multi racial, multi religious nation when government policies are drawn up to favour only the majority race, and this despite the Madani policy assuring Malaysians of the inclusivity of all the races.

If Datuk Anwar Ibrahim is dead serious about his Madani concept, he must be willing to have the political will to walk the talk and ensure that all policies are aligned in accordance to the principles of Madani.

Otherwise it would be a sheer waste of time for us Malaysians to be given the runaround believing that change for the better has come when, in fact, government policies still reek of unfairness and favouritism hindering real progress.

-THE MALAYSIA VOICE

** The views expressed on this opinion is of the writer and not the publisher