PKR vice-president Nurul Izzah Anwar called on Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak today to walk his talk on 1Malaysia by contesting in a mixed constituency, such as her Lembah Pantai parliamentary seat.
"When talking about transformation and the multi-racial image of Malaysia, I hope Saifuddin will convey to the prime minister that he should consider the possibility of contesting in a mixed seat, a 1Malaysia seat.
"From what I know, Pekan has 93 percent Malay voters.
"Therefore, in line with his words, 1Malaysia and all that, Najib should contest in mixed constituency like Lembah Pantai," Nurul Izzah told Umno supreme council member and Deputy Higher Education Minister Saifuddin Abdullah at a political forum in Shah Alam.
Her suggestion earned a round of applause from the 500-strong audience.
However, Nurul Izzah later told Malaysiakini that it was not a challenge to Najib but what she was pointing out was that the prime minister should walk his talk.
Nurul Izzah and Saifuddin were invited as speakers at the forum titled '13th General Election: Whose Votes Will Decide?'
The other speakers were DAP secretary-general and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, Parti Kita chief Zaid Ibrahim and Universiti Malaya media studies lecturer Prof Abu Hassan Hasbullah.
The forum was organised by Malay daily Sinar Harian.
Nurul Izzah was first elected as MP in the last general election, in Lembah Pantai, a mixed urban constituency of Kuala Lumpur that has 52 percent Malay voters, 27 percent Chinese and 18 percent Indian.
Since elected to Parliament at the very young age of 23, Najib has been the MP for Pekan, a rural parliamentary constituency in Pahang, which has 93 percent Malay voters, 2.7 percent Chinese and one percent Indian.
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"When talking about transformation and the multi-racial image of Malaysia, I hope Saifuddin will convey to the prime minister that he should consider the possibility of contesting in a mixed seat, a 1Malaysia seat.
"From what I know, Pekan has 93 percent Malay voters."Therefore, in line with his words, 1Malaysia and all that, Najib should contest in mixed constituency like Lembah Pantai," Nurul Izzah told Umno supreme council member and Deputy Higher Education Minister Saifuddin Abdullah at a political forum in Shah Alam.
Her suggestion earned a round of applause from the 500-strong audience.
However, Nurul Izzah later told Malaysiakini that it was not a challenge to Najib but what she was pointing out was that the prime minister should walk his talk.
Nurul Izzah and Saifuddin were invited as speakers at the forum titled '13th General Election: Whose Votes Will Decide?'
The other speakers were DAP secretary-general and Penang Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng, Parti Kita chief Zaid Ibrahim and Universiti Malaya media studies lecturer Prof Abu Hassan Hasbullah.
The forum was organised by Malay daily Sinar Harian.
Nurul Izzah was first elected as MP in the last general election, in Lembah Pantai, a mixed urban constituency of Kuala Lumpur that has 52 percent Malay voters, 27 percent Chinese and 18 percent Indian.
Since elected to Parliament at the very young age of 23, Najib has been the MP for Pekan, a rural parliamentary constituency in Pahang, which has 93 percent Malay voters, 2.7 percent Chinese and one percent Indian.
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The world now pushes for the arrest of Taib.
ReplyDeleteBest to corner PM Najib to the wall now! M’sia decays to African human rights levels.
Soros on Taib: “Look at the Sarawak Chief Minister selling billions worth of timber concessions under the table; selling every piece of state land to businessmen without tender; using his own companies to obtain lucrative government contracts; … 'you pay I approve'. He has 8 billion US stashed overseas.” “In China people have been shot for embezzling one thousand dollars. With 8 billion you have stolen, therefore you would be shot 80 thousand times.”
Putrajaya only had 6,008 voters but Opposition-held Kapar had a staggering 112,224 voters, 17 times more than Putrajaya. Gerrymandering & deceit, not democracy!
Hamed Sepawie, bet your bank transfers & shredding machines are working round the clock now.
DUN Speaker Asfia Nassar, let’s see you continue your criminal antics & sabotage Opposition on the the PA system.
All these clowns, cowboys & cronies, even the heads of Police… mark them now. We want them arrested too.
Let’s pray for the innocent & ill-treated peoples of Sarawak.
Alan Newman, NZ.