NILAI: Bersatu has unveiled a 76-pledge manifesto for Negri Sembilan voters as it goes it alone without Perikatan Nasional for the first time in the Aug 1 polls.
Launching the manifesto here on Saturday (July 25), Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the offer showed the party was ready to run the state.
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"This offer reflects Bersatu's undivided commitment to championing the people of Negri Sembilan and shows that we are ready to administer the state," he said, before leading the crowd in the campaign's motto, "Kito Jago Nismilan", or "We look after Negri Sembilan".
The manifesto, "Tawaran Bersatu Demi Nismilan", is built around nine pillars and leans heavily on cash aid aimed at almost every group of voters.
New mothers were promised RM250, newlywed couples RM500, needy single mothers RM1,000 a year, and widowed or separated women RM300 a month for three months.
Younger voters were offered startup grants of up to RM50,000 and a RM2mil scheme to help motorcycle-riding gig workers with maintenance and insurance, while 2,000 pupils would receive RM50 a month for transport to school.
For healthcare and the elderly, Bersatu pledged a RM25mil critical illness fund covering cancer, heart disease, stroke and kidney ailments, a RM10mil state health scheme, and RM500 in immediate aid plus RM300 a year for those aged 60 and above.
On housing, it promised a RM100mil fund for affordable homes under a rent-to-own scheme.
On the economy, the party set a target of 50,000 high-income jobs over five years through industrial corridors and future sectors such as green energy, electric vehicles and artificial intelligence.
The figure matches one Barisan Nasional made in its own manifesto a day earlier.
Some pledges would hinge on the Federal Government, which Bersatu does not control.
The manifesto says completing long-stalled Felda new-generation housing and replacing ageing water pipes would need cooperation with Putrajaya.
Muhyiddin said the offer could be delivered "quickly, efficiently and transparently" and would cover every layer of society, with "no one left behind".
"With solid support and a mandate from the people of Negri Sembilan, regardless of race, religion or background, Bersatu will win," he said.
Bersatu is contesting on its own, outside the no-clash arrangement between Barisan and Perikatan.
A total of 889,490 voters are eligible to cast ballots on Aug 1, with early voting on July 28. Under that arrangement, Barisan is contesting 25 seats and Perikatan 11, while Pakatan Harapan is contesting all 36.
