Perak DAP leader Nga Kor Ming claims that the
PM is planning to hold the polls on April 18, a working day, in order to
prevent the opposition from getting the full support of its outstation
supporters.
TAIPING:
DAP has claimed that Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak will dissolve
Parliament on March 15 and polling will be on April 18, a working day,
to prevent Pakatan Rakyat from getting the full support of outstation
workers.
DAP state secretary Nga Kor Ming said that he heard this reliable
news from a high ranking government officer whom he declined to name.
Pakatan is unhappy with the timing of the polling date as its
outstation supporters especially from Singapore and other states may not
make the numbers for the opposition to take control of Putrajaya.
Nga said that if the election is held during a weekend, Pakatan will have the numbers to break BN’s five-decade dominance.
The DAP leader was speaking at a state PAS programme attended by PAS
state leaders including former menteri besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin,
various NGOs as well as church and temple leaders.
Nga, who is also Taiping MP and Pantai Remis assemblyperson, urged
the people to use Twittter, SMS, emails and Facebook to communicate with
their relatives and friends to return home to vote.
He also urged the voters not to fall for the election gimmicks from Umno and BN.
Later at another DAP function, Nga told Umno and BN not to take
Taiping voters for a ride with the promise of setting up a new
university in the parliamentary constituency.
“Every general election since the time Paul Leong contested under
Gerakan and down to M Kayveas (PPP), this proposal of building a new
university has cropped up but it is a non-starter,” he said.
The Taiping DAP chief challenged BN to name the site of the proposed
university in Taiping and the cost involved in setting up this
institution and the date of its completion before the coming polls.
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