File 7 : UiTM student lodged report...

I watched Buletin Utama this evening and the news reported that a Universiti Teknologi Mara [UiTM] student had lodged a police report for the failure of the state government to give the RM 1000 incentive to every students from Selangor who secured a place at any institutes of higher learning.

Honestly, i do not support the student's act for several grounds.

1- According to the news, the student is already a UiTM student. So, I do not think that he should lodged the police report. This is because, the manifesto was made after he entered UiTM. Thus, he is not subjected to the manifesto as the incentive was meant to those who are going to enter universities after the Pakatan Rakyat manage to take over the state.

2- If I am not mistaken, legally, manifestos do not bind people. Manifestos are promises made to lure voters to vote for a particular party. Failure to comply with the manifestos does not constitute an offence, but the voters will surely feel like they had been cheated. However, the fact that manifestos do not bind people shows that a police report should not be made as there is no legal action that could be taken.

3- If, manifestos bind people legally, one has to remember that manifestos are meant for voters. So, if the student who lodged the report is not a voter, does he has the right to lodge the police report in the first place?