PELANGAI BY-ELECTION | Umno Youth chief Muhamad Akmal Saleh denied that there had been protests among its members over the selection of Amizar Abu Adam as the BN candidate for the upcoming by-election.
Akmal said the Pahang and Bentong Umno Youth respected the wisdom of the party leadership in determining the best strategy to win the election.
“There is absolutely no protest from Umno Youth. There is no reason for us to protest the candidate,” he told Bernama in Bentong today.
He was commenting on media reports that former Bentong Umno Youth member Haslihelmy DM Zulhasli is contesting as an independent candidate in the Pelangai by-election as a sign of protest against BN’s decision to field Amizar as its candidate.
On Sept 23, Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said Haslihelmy had been stripped of his Umno membership after contesting as an independent candidate.
The Pelangai state by-election on Oct 7 is set to be a three-cornered fight between Amizar, Haslihelmy and Kasim Samat from Perikatan Nasional.
- Bernama
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