Labour playing dirty politics

We have been following some situations created by the Labour opposition which have sent shivers running down our spine.

On May 30 we had a vote in Parliament on Labour’s motion of no confidence in Home Affairs Minister Carm Mifsud Bonnici. We are still trying to understand what grave sins Dr Mifsud Bonnici committed.

During his term as minister, no Maltese citizen was beaten to death at the police depot and later dumped secretly in a valley; no Maltese citizens who were exercising their right to belong to a political party were shot at by the police; the party in opposition was never refused permission to hold a mass meeting; no important files were lost in our courts. Dr Mifsud Bonnici was only guilty of being honest and impartial.

Labour’s motion of no confidence in him was just a piece of obscene politics by a party whose only intention seems to be to take power at all costs.

Labour leader Joseph Muscat recently introduced the new word game “Calling names”. For him a Nationalist minister is a “Jack in the box”, another is a “Disconnected Minister” and a Nationalist MP is a “Bishop”.

Nationalist supporters were not spared and they acquired the title of ħamalli.

Evarist Bartolo took his leader’s cue and called his own party colleague Adrian Vassallo “a prima donna”. Mr Bartolo has also told us that he does not believe that the Maltese judiciary is there to defend the rights of the citizens. Isn’t it high time that Dr Muscat and his shadow ministers, instead of name-calling, start spelling out what they intend to do if Labour comes to power?

Labour MP Chris Cardona was even more daring. He seems to think that the Nationalists are like the Mafia! He is probably unaware of what the Mafia is. Some actions of this criminal secret society are to attack the family and gut the residence or property of anyone who dares to disagree with it.

Mafia is also synonymous with violent thugs who create havoc in society. Malta did witness similar events in the recent past and, truly enough, it was always under Labour.

Labour MP Adrian Vassallo believes that his leader Joseph Muscat was not fair with him and acted in a dictatorial way – you either follow the leader or he insults you. Another Labour MP, Josè Herrera, publicly declared that he was not really comfortable when Labour decided to change the motion of censure against Dr Mifsud Bonnici to a vote of no confidence.

Strangely enough, both Dr Vassallo and Dr Herrera withdrew these statements a few days later. Where is Labour leading Malta?