“I ask that parliamentary rules be reviewed. There are many orders, both written and informal.
“When the opposition criticises (the government), they become angry about the rules. We cannot say this, we cannot say that,” he said in his debate of the royal address in the Dewan Rakyat.
The PAS president also asked for fairness in the allocation of funding for opposition-held constituencies.
“I ask that fairness be upheld and allocations be given to opposition parties.
“Democracy is not just for the government but also for the opposition. After elections, all citizens should be treated equally,” he said.
Hadi also took aim at what he described as wasteful projects, claiming that the ongoing coastal reclamation in Terengganu had been ineffective for decades.
“In Terengganu, coastal erosion is a problem. They reclaim land using sand year after year. One year, they dump sand, and the monsoon washes it away.
“The next year, they bring in more sand. What kind of plan is this? Meanwhile, other countries have effective wave-breaking technology. Why are we wasting money? Because the project is for cronies,” he said.
He likewise called for economic policies that prioritise fairness, accusing the government of allowing the concentration of wealth among the elite.
“Many say our economy is growing, our currency is strengthening, but the people do not feel it. Inflation, unemployment, and wealth circulating only among certain groups are still problems.”
Hadi said the country should not rely on financial institutions like the World Bank and International Monetary Fund (IMF).
“I am very disappointed because our government did not send a senior minister or leader to the D-8 Summit. Are we now fully dependent on the World Bank, IMF, or BlackRock? I do not know,” he said.
The D-8 (Developing 8) is a group of eight Muslim-majority nations – Bangladesh, Egypt, Indonesia, Iran, Malaysia, Nigeria, Pakistan and Turkey – founded in 1997 to boost trade, investment, and development among members, reducing reliance on Western economies.