DAY 6 | We’re six days into the Nenggiri by-election campaign.
BN candidate Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani and Perikatan Nasional’s Mohd Rizwadi Ismail are battling it out for the state seat.
We report from time to time from the ground.
Steer clear of 3R issues, deputy minister says
5.24pm: Deputy Home Minister Shamsul Anuar Nasarah urges all quarters to not touch on 3R (royalty, religion and race) issues when campaigning.
“We hope all parties, both from the government and opposition, do not touch on the sensitive 3R issues when campaigning in the Nenggiri state by-election.
“Let the voters make a good and wise decision in choosing their representative,” he tells reporters after attending a gathering of more than 200 People's Volunteer Corps members in Kelantan.
Cops probing politician’s alleged sensitive remark
2.05pm: Kok Lanas - Police have launched an investigation regarding a video of a politician allegedly making sensitive remarks while on the campaign trail.
State police chief Muhamad Zaki Harun says that the case is being investigated under Section 4A of the Election Offences Act 1954, Section 505(b) of the Penal Code, and Section 233 of the Communications and Multimedia Act 1998, Bernama reports.
He also urges the public not to speculate on the matter.
“Police are investigating the case and I ask all parties involved to campaign with civility and avoid provoking others.
“Further investigations are also underway as the statement has gone viral on social media,” he tells reporters after officially opening the Kok Lanas police station.
‘Azmawi best person to continue Ku Li’s legacy’
2pm: Gua Musang - BN’s candidate Mohd Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani is the best person to continue the legacy of former Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah’s great work in Nenggiri.
In saying this, Umno supreme council member Shamsul Anuar Nasarah urges voters to give Azmawi a chance to serve them.
“Our candidate is very capable and Azmawi can fulfil his responsibilities in representing the aspirations of Nenggiri and Gua Musang youth.
“And I hope he will be given the mandate not only to champion the needs of Nenggiri folk but the whole of Kelantan,” Shamsul says after attending a programme with People's Volunteer Corps officers at Dewan Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan in Gua Musang.
DAP’s absence a BN strategy
1.46pm: Gua Musang - Umno supreme council member Shamsul Anuar Nasarah says DAP’s absence from the campaign in Nenggiri is a BN strategy.
He also dismisses accusations by Bersatu vice-president Mohd Radzi Jidin that the move was akin to “hiding one’s matrimony”, referring to DAP and BN’s ties as parties of the federal coalition government.
“We have our own strategy… just like their (opposition) strategy in calling it ‘hiding one’s matrimony’.
“What is important is that we approach voters with care and find out about their aspirations,” he says after attending a programme with People's Volunteer Corps officers at Dewan Lembaga Kemajuan Kelantan Selatan in Gua Musang.
Elected rep must fight forest destruction: NGO
9.20am: Environmental NGO Persatuan Aktivis Sahabat Alam (Kuasa) wants the winning candidate to fight forest destruction.
If the issue is not a priority, more forest land will be destroyed, affecting the lives of the people, especially the Orang Asli, its chairperson Hafizudin Nasarudin says.
“The state government approved land clearing every year and within three years, 48 projects were approved, involving an area of 13,000ha.
“If it is left alone, more land clearing will be done and residents will face human-wildlife conflict due to the shrinking of animal habitat,” he tells Berita Harian.
Previously, Kelantan opposition leader Syahbuddin Hashim claimed that the state government had reportedly approved 54 forest exploration projects involving an area of over 13,000ha since 2022 in Nenggiri.
‘I fear history repeating itself’
8.30am: Bersatu vice-president Mohd Radzi Md Jidin describes the process of selecting the Perikatan Nasional candidate as “very difficult” as he fears history repeating itself.
“This (the candidate selection) must be done most carefully because we have a bad history and the chosen candidate must be accepted by all the people in Nenggiri.
“I, as the chairperson of the Bersatu candidate selection committee, am responsible for picking candidates,” Berita Harian quotes him as saying.
There were many candidates who fit the criteria but they were from PAS, while the Nenggiri seat belongs to Bersatu, he says.
The Putrajaya MP explains that this resulted in his party requesting for the PN candidate to be transferred from PAS to Bersatu. - Mkini
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