Stop sabotaging BN candidates, Ismail tells Umno

 

Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the last general election should serve as a reminder to all members to work hard together to ensure a big win for Barisan Nasional this time. (Bernama pic)

BERA: Acts of sabotage or “cah keting” must be stopped to ensure the victory of Barisan Nasional (BN) in the 15th general election (GE15), says caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

The Umno vice-president said that all members must prioritise the interests of the party because whoever is chosen as a candidate in GE15 will carry the party’s flag.

They are not contesting in their individual capacity as their victory is for BN, he added.

“Many want to contest and many are qualified to be candidates. It’s okay if you want to be a candidate.

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“However, just because we are not picked, we cannot sabotage our friends who are named as candidates and do things to make sure they do not win.

“Don’t just think about ourselves. We will rejoice for two or three days because our friends have lost, but those who will suffer are the public.

“Imagine the feelings of members who joined the party from a young age and worked tirelessly for the party. They will surely be disappointed to see their own leaders sabotaging each other,” he said.

Ismail said this when officiating the Bera Umno division delegates’ meeting at the Bera district council convention hall here today.

Ismail also said the results of the 2018 general election (GE14), which saw BN fail to form a government at the federal level, should serve as a lesson to strengthen Umno members’ resolve for the coalition to win big this time.

This is to avoid the political instability which resulted in the change of national leadership several times after GE14.

“This election is different. In the past, Umno and BN entered the election with the expectation that they would surely win and be able to form a government in Putrajaya.

“However, after GE14, this 100% guarantee can no longer be taken for granted. We have to work hard to ensure BN’s victory,” he said.

Ismail, who is also Bera Umno division chief, also recalled that after the GE14 results were announced, in which he retained the Bera parliamentary seat with a majority of 2,311 votes, the victory was not the same, knowing that many friends in the party had lost.

“Don’t forget and don’t take it for granted. The experience of GE14 should serve as a lesson.

“This time, we have to work harder because the Bera parliamentary constituency is different. All eyes are on us here because this is the prime minister’s parliamentary seat,” he said.

In this regard, Ismail reminded the election machinery for Umno, MCA and MIC to work as “one family” to retain BN’s victory in the Bera parliamentary seat and the Guai and Kemayan state seats, in addition to recapturing the Triang state seat from Pakatan Harapan (PH). - FMT