Lokman claims Malays angry because special position and Islam threatened

Election fever again: Lokman meeting voters during his walkabout as Pakatan Harapan volunteers put up a poster in Shah Alam.

KLANG: Umno supreme council member Datuk Lokman Noor Adam is hoping to ride on the “people’s grouses” against the Pakatan Harapan government to a victory in the Sg Kandis by-election.

Lokman, who is the Barisan Nasio­nal candidate, claimed that locals in the constituency, especially the Malays, are fed up with Pakatan.

“The Malay voters I meet are very angry with Pakatan mainly because the special position of the Malays and Islam are currently under threat.

“For instance, they are concerned that some strategic ministerial and government-linked company (GLC) positions are going to non-Malays,’’ said Lokman, who is also president of the pro-Umno NGO Pemantau Malaysia Baru..

He cited the recent appointments of Chief Justice Tan Sri Richard Malanjum and Tommy Thomas as the Attorney-General as examples.

Lokman added some were also unhappy with the way former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak was being treated.

“I visited an elderly lady on Monday and brought her some food aid.

Pakatan Harapan volunteers putting up by-election posters along Jalan Bukit Kemuning in Bukit Naga,Shah Alam.

“She told me that she has stopped watching television because she cannot tolerate how badly Najib was being portrayed by the media,’’ he said.

Lokman added the woman then handed him an envelope with money in it and told him it was her contribution to Najib.

“Of course I refused to accept it on Najib’s behalf but her gesture had deeply touched my heart,’’ he added.

As for the non-Malays, said Lokman, their main grouse was Pakatan not being able to fulfil its election manifesto.

Earlier in the day during his walk­about in the constituency, Lokman said he was confident of winning the seat with a narrow margin if PAS members and supporters came forward to help Barisan.

PAS had opted out of the race as a mark of support for Barisan but the Islamist party has not made any indication that it will help campaign against Pakatan.

Lokman, 45, will face off with Pakatan candidate tahfiz head Zawawi Ahmad Mughni in the Aug 4 polls.

The Sungai Kandis state seat fell vacant after the death of the constituency’s incumbent assemblyman Mat Shuhaimi Shafie on July 2.

Mat Shuhaimi had won the seat with a 12,480 vote majority.- Star