Nong Chik a pushover for Nurul: Lembah Pantai to become PR stronghold

Perhaps the best and most highly obvious act of Barisan Nasional’s act of desperation to win the 13^th GE is for Raja Nong Chik to go for broke in the constituency of Lembah Pantai against incumbent Nurul Izzah Anwar.

Toppling Nurul, to Nong Chik, must be equivalent to ousting Anwar from the arena of Malaysian politics as Nurul is now touted as to possibly become the nation’s first woman prime minister if everything goes according to form.

The Mahathir and Razak dynasty is being slowly and steadily eclipsed by the rise to take over the full reins of power by the Anwar dynasty and Nong Chik has most likely failed to realize what he is really up against in his bid to become Member of Parliament for Lembah Pantai.

While Nong Chik’s reasons for wanting to contest in this constituency is perfectly understandable, that “I got married here, my children were born here and my daughter got married here,” makes sense in a sense, he will need to provide more valid reasons in order to win here.

While Nong Chik has long prior to the run up to the 13^th GE began his moves to take control of Lembah Pantai by ensuring that his arch-rival for the seat, Sharizat Jalil, was pushed out of contention, and has orchestrated government machinery to assert his hold on the constituency, the moves have been carefully watched and monitored by constituents.

But the biggest fault of Nong Chik, admitted to by a growing number of voters in the area, is that unlike Nurul Izzah, who comes across as a person who goes to the ground to walk the talk, Nong Chik’s ploy’s are seen as mischievous and he fails miserably the credibility test.

Exposing the “modus operandi” of Nong Chik

The underhanded manner in which he is using as his ‘modus operandi’ for trying to wrest Lembah Pantai back into the BN-UMNO fold is not being realized by some people in Lembah Pantai as ploys used by Nong Chik is usually sly and cunning.

He is attempting to pull wool over the people’s eyes and hoodwink them that he cares for them and has been busy currying favor especially with the Indian segment of Lembah Pantai as they are currently the fence-sitters who he thinks may tip the balance of votes in his favor.

But if Sharizat is best remembered by Lembah Pantai constituents for her sheer arrogance and insensitivities and the corruption of her household in the National Feedlot Corporation fiasco, Nong Chik also comes across as being equally dubious in nature.

When it was disclosed by Nong Chik that Dewan Bandaraya Kuala Lumpur or Kuala Lumpur City Hall is offering low cost housing loans to low income earners from a funding of up to RM1.5 billion from the EPF it was viewed with horror and fear by Malaysians fearing over the safety of their retirement funds in the EPF.

This was when Malaysians realized the sly and cunning nature of Nong Chik in seeking to look good to people at whatever cost as the savings stored in the EPF became the scapegoat of Nong Chik and the federal government in their bid to try and fulfill promises of housing the poor.

This is the way and manner of Nong Chik in securing votes for himself and BN, by engaging in risky and bad ploys. It is anyone’s guess what else is on his mind, as now he is hell-bent on trying to evict Nurul Izzah from the post of MP of Lembah Pantai.

Nong Chik however will be well advised to first take a good look at his backyard as minister of federal territories and urban well-being as the state of his portfolio has been neglected to the extent urban poverty in the federal territory of Kuala Lumpur has escalated to alarming levels.

Other questionable dealings by Nong Chik

Those in cahoots with the real character and nature of Nong Chik, those in the know of his wheeling’s and dealings, have come forward despite the fear and risk of reprisal, to allege that he was actually a “prominent shareholder” of an offshore company called RZA International Corporation which has made investments that were sanctioned by the BN government but deemed as questionable by others.

While Nong Chik has gone on board to vehemently deny these allegations by stating that the instructions were given by his father and that he has no links whatsoever with RZA International Corporation, others allege that his father was running the company as the man up front for him.

When the issue began to heat up and create and stir controversy, he took the opportunity to ask his father to wind up the company and its dubious activity and the position of becoming a federal cabinet member was alternatively arranged in place for him.

It is understandable why Nong Chik is useful to BN-UMNO. He has the kind of qualities and ways and means which fits in well with their grand scheme of things to control and manipulate the reins of power to ensure that BN-UMNO is able to hold sway over the country as the governing elite.

In addition, further aspersions were cast on the integrity and ways of Nong Chik when it was claimed that the mansion in which he resides in the fashionable area of Taman Tun Dr Ismail is said to be valued between RM15 to RM 18 million.

While Nong Chik has refuted all allegations of impropriety in his wheeling’s and dealings, by saying that the home he resides in was purchased ten years ago and to which he conveniently states that he has no knowledge of its real worth, the people of Lembah Pantai see it as another case similar to former Selangor Chief Minister, Khir Toyo’s RM24 million palatial home.

Nong Chik states further that the mansion was purchased using funds obtained by him as a successful businessman and also from his father whom he states was also a prosperous businessman.

While he is allowed room to have his say and defend his way and manner of conducting business and governance, the constituents have warmed up comfortably to Nurul Izzah and want to see to it that the power to govern in this constituency is reinforced by her and not to the likes of people like Sharizat and Nong Chik.

BN-UMNO’s Sharizat and Nong Chik unfortunately lack not only credibility but focus, and they are seen as BN leaders who are self-seeking and self-serving, for whom many Malaysians are turned off with as they have had enough of those that aim to profit at the expense of the rakyat.

Nurul Izzah set to govern for many more years to come

Nurul Izzah has become a shining star among the people of Lembah Pantai for her ability to “walk the talk” and go to the ground despite the odds stacked against her by the likes of people from BN-UMNO like Nong Chik and Sharizat.

Despite her youth, she displays excellent tact and wisdom and people skills like her father, the illustrious Anwar Ibrahim, and is unafraid to roll up her sleeves and go to the ground to assist the people with hard work and industry.

The same cannot be said for Nong Chik as his greatest sweat exuded is to plant a few trees dressed in his trademark glittering orange garb and most of the time be seen sitting at ease and looking pretty in Bangsar and Brickfields garlanded by the Indian crowd.

If Nong Chik hopes and aspires to have any impact or influence on the people of Lembah Pantai he should first learn to do things in a right and proper manner and not resort to cunning and sly tactics to earn the people’s favor.

But why many people in Lembah Pantai is up against him is for the way he lacks the willingness to subscribe to a democratic code of ethics as his conduct and behavior in trying to go about disregarding and disrespecting the youthful Nurul Izzah is viewed with disgust and displeasure by a growing many people.

Nurul Izzah is expected to triumph and prevail with consummate and relative ease in the upcoming 13^th GE against any rival pitted against her because she has earned the respect and admiration of the people and this why there should be no change to the status quo on Lembah Pantai for a good many more years to come.

Malaysia Chronicle