DAP’s Zul quits posts

DAP's Zulkifli Mohd Noor has resigned from all positions in the party and GLC's to show that he has lost confidence in the party's leadership.

GEORGE TOWN: Zukifli Mohd Noor, who offered himself as a DAP national chairman candidate during the party’s recent central executive committee (CEC) re-election, has resigned three party and government-link company (GLC) positions, effective yesterday.

In his press statement here today, Zulkifli said he decided to relinquish his posts due to loss of confidence in the current party leadership, which he claimed as being too self-centred and embarking on selfish political goals.

“I believe the current DAP leaders have swayed far away from the party original struggle based on socialist-democrat ideals.

“This can be seen from their leadership style and policies in both party and state government,” said Zulkifli, who joined the party some 26 years ago.

He has quit his party positions as Bayan Baru parliamentary liaison committee head and state DAP committee member, and as director of GLC, Penang Global Tourism, a subsidiary of Penang Development Corporation (PDC).

Earlier this year, Zulkifli also resigned as a councillor in the Penang island municipality (MPPP).

Zulkifli submitted his resignation letters dated Oct 24 to the various related bodies.

He said that the Penang government leadership led by Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng has and never will favour lay public, especially people from lower income group.

He pointed out that the unscrupulous and speculative property price hike in Penang is beyond the reach of ordinary layman and was a fine example to prove that the DAP was not a people-orientated organisation.

He stated that the party has transformed into a dictatorial outfit favouring only the rich, elite and powerful.

“DAP’s original democrat struggle has transformed to a capitalist-dictator regime,” said Zulkifli, a former party national and state vice-chairman.

Referring to Saidina Umar Abdul Aziz’s famous quote of “Aamal Maaruf Nahi Mungkar”, he said the words were blatantly misused as a rhetoric propaganda used by Guan Eng, to hoodwink the people.

He pointed out that the current party and Penang government leadership style was in contrast to the famous phrase.

Despite his frustrations, Zulkifli said he will remain as a party member.

Zulkifli contested and lost in the CEC re-election, which was held following a directive by the Registrar of Societies (ROS). He only managed to secure 220 votes.

However, in a post-election press meet on Oct 3, he alleged that the party re-election held on Sept 29 was tainted with dirty tactics and undemocratic elements.

He claimed the poll’s results had been pre-determined through the candidates’ list allegedly prepared by the party’s secretary-general Guan Eng’s camp

He said the list was distributed to delegates during the balloting process to ensure that only candidates closely aligned with the Lim Dynasty were elected to CEC.

‘Lim Dynasty’ is a term coined to describe the internal faction led by Guan Eng and his father Kit Siang.