Of Penanti forced by-election-what`s cooking in it?

Penanti by-election on May 31 will see a four-cornered fight with PKR's Mansor Othman taking on three independents.

Mansor, 59, Aminah Abdullah, 56, Nai Khan Ari, 41, and Kamarul Ramizu Idris, 42,

Penanti is a must-win seat for the party's morale because even with a victory gain will not change the equation in the state legislative assembly.

BN is staying out of the by-election, calling it an abuse of the electoral process and a political ploy. PKR have forced two other by-elections previously- the first was when Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail vacated her Permatang Pauh seat to enable her husband, Anwar, to return to Parliament.

Then came the Bukit Selambau by-election where PKR representative and Kedah state exco member V. Arumugam abandoned his seat amid allegations of bigamy.

The Penanti by-election was precipitated by the resignation of former Penang deputy chief minister I Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin following a graft probe. He was later cleared by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.

While PKR may supposedly be guaranteed of its `base support`, party insiders are keen to see which way some 2,000 fence-sitters will go.

Penanti voters comprise of 72.6 % Malays, 24.2 % Chinese, 2.4 % Indians and 0.7 % others.





A section of the crowd attending a ceramah in Kampung Guar Jering on Wednesday night
(NST, 27.5.09).


Addressing a large and mostly Muslim audience at a football field in Guar Jering on Wednesday night, Pas spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat repeated his famous "reward from God" campaign line: "I have said this before in Kelantan, vote and you will get pahala (rewards)," declared the revered Tok Guru.

Leaflets were distributed at the ceramah bearing messages from Nik Aziz, Hadi and Penang Pas chief Saleh Man directing Penanti Pas members to come out full force to support PKR candidate Dr Mansor Othman.

Earlier there were threats from some to boycott the by-election.

Local Pas leaders are said to be unhappy with the "forced" by-election, and had even suggested that Pas should field its own candidate.

Another storm stirring is the independent candidate Aminah Abdullah's allegations that PKR had offered inducements for her either to withdraw from the by-election or rejoin the party if she won. The so called `Kak Min` CD scandal is a growing concern for Pakatan leaders.

She has been labelled as a woman of loose character and given names like "Minah Ronggeng" (cabaret woman) in the nightly ceramah that are held in Penanti.

PKR has denied the claims, which the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission is investigating.
The question that begs to be answered is why is Pakatan bashing Aminah for the dirty deeds committed by its own leaders?

After all, PKR supreme council member Cheah Kah Peng and state executive council member Law Choo Kiang's special assistant Lim Eng Nam had admitted that they indeed did meet Aminah.

Both have admitted that the conversation took place at Aminah's house on May 13.

However, they remained evasive when asked about the allegations against them.

PKR leaders may want to `shut up` her claims, opting not to respond to them and letting their lawyers deal with the matter, but internal squabbles turning into public spats could be damaging to PKR.

The young party, plagued by a host of leadership problems at various levels, cannot afford to look "small" in the eyes of its allies Pas and DAP in the Pakatan.

Aminah Abdullah has exposed the kind of intense backstabbing and power struggle that is going on in Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and in the Penang state administration.

But more importantly, she has laid bare the hypocrisy of Pakatan leaders, in the manner they are dealing with the whole affair.

Instead of living up to their competency, accountability and transparency motto, they have resorted to scathing attacks on their former colleague.

It is also interesting to note the deafening silence from Level 28 of Komtar on this scandalous affair which has implicated a state exco member.

After all, Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng was among the ones to call for Datuk Seri Mohd Ali Rustam after the latter was barred from contesting the Umno elections, to take responsibility for the actions of his agent who was cited for money politics and to resign as Malacca Chief Minister.

It was a similar scenario. So it now remains to be seen if Lim would initiate any action against his own exco member for the action of the latter's special assistant.

Its clear PKR is just a noisy party that is chasing clouds in the air only? How much more have we to buy into their `holier-than thou` attitude ? We have wasted too much time in damaging our country`s economic and political stability.

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BN RETAINS BATANG AI, LOSES BUKIT GANTANG AND BUKIT SELAMBAU—reactions in Bukit Selambau

PKR retained the Bukit Selambau state seat with a slightly increased majority of 2,403 votes.



S. Manikumar polled 12,632 votes against Barisan Nasional's Datuk S. Ganesan's 10,229 votes. There were 415 spoilt votes.

All the 13 independent candidates lost their deposits as they failed to poll one-eighth of the ballots cast. Collectively they polled just 1,326 votes.

A scene at the Bukit Selambau by-election which ended with its much anticipated heated hue-cry from both sides of the supporters .

The Bukit Selambau by-election was called after incumbent and Kedah state executive councillor V. Arumugam resigned over morality issues.

A quick analysis of the votes showed that BN had gained some ground in rural areas of the constituency but fared badly in the urban polling stations in Sungai Petani.Some 12,000 of the seat's 35,140 voters reside in Sungai Petani town.

PKR, which began campaigning for this election high on confidence of retaining the seat with an increased majority, was somewhat subdued as polling neared as it had to deal with the "feel good effect" from Datuk Seri Najib Razak's assumption of the prime ministership.

Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's campaign sojourn here on Thursday also rattled PKR.

But PKR kept plodding on and repeatedly told voters that Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak had committed to appoint the winning candidate as an exco member.

Victorious Manikumar said he will work hard to justify voters' faith in him.

Manikumar is to be made Kedah Exco on april 19 after Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak sought consent today from the state ruler.

"I feel good and happy. Thank you to the Bukit Selambau voters for giving me the mandate to be their representative," he said,

Ganesan accepted the outcome."I will continue to serve the voters here. I will take a break for a while. It has been hectic," he said.



Crestfallen, MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu said that the Indian votes had improved significantly for BN.


"Even though we are disappointed, we accept the verdict. We will continue to work hard to gain the confidence of the Indian community and the people."



BN election director Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein said the coalition had to work harder to convince people that there is a change in the coalition's leadership and convince them of the positive impact it would bring.



"BN has taken note of the result and will rectify any shortcoming. PKR is the incumbent and it was expected to have the advantage over the BN."



State BN chief Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid said the coalition accepted the result and would continue to work for the people of Bukit Selambau.


PKR vice-president Azmin Ali said the PKR and PAS' win in Bukit Selambau and Bukit Gantang, respectively, brought a message to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak on the need for Umno and the Barisan Nasional to work hard to win the people's hearts

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Funding campaign machinery in Bukit Gantang?

One can imagine the competitive race to outbeat each other in raising banners, flags and heated ceramahs in any town each time when there is an election going on.

Bukit Gantang is of no exception this time around. Eventhough the election day is just round the corner now, but what strikes us most is that at this time of economic meltdown, PAS can afford to have such an hype-fanfare.




Giant banners that can
cover a house front-side
are common sights
everywhere –COST ?






























Is PAS soliciting this kind of HARAM funding for its election campaign machinery? Or are these premises their sponsor ?Losing grip on their Islamic ideology,huh !!!!



A walk-around in Bukit Gantang one can never miss these kinds of giants poster cum banners potraying their leaders and usually carrying slandering smear too.




Impressive Giant posters at
what COST ?




































Impressive operation
centre too?





We got curious –How did Pas get his funding for such massive scale of operation?

Later we were told to ask these 2 guys below who were reported to have met to save PAS from going bankrupt. And the drama unfold! PAS urgently needs:-

1.Funding for running near-busted State Government in Kelantan and Kedah.


2.Funding for PAKATAN election campaign machinery in BUKIT
SELAMBAU, BUKIT GANTANG DAN BATANG AIR.

3.Funding to sustain deposed PAKATAN leaders surviving in Perak .

4.Funding to quickly executive a few projects in Pulau Pinang and
Selangor that have not been implemented yet

5.Funding to fight and uproot Najib from his premiership .



" Pendedahan Eksklusif - PERTEMUAN EKSKLUSIF Saifuddin Nasution Ketua Penerangan GSPS Pas Pusat Meminta Bantuan Kewangan Dari Singapura!!!!!


Barulah seluruh rakyat Malaysia tahu dimana sebenarnya PAS dapat ambil duit mereka untuk tujuan Pilihanraya.. Dengan duit Mereka sanggup MENGADAIKAN PARTI DAN NEGARA INI!!!!!!


Shahboy
Naib Presiden 1 Gabungan Pemimpin Mahasiswa Malaysia (GPMM) "

Apparently a deal was closed because it was seen Walter Chia who is a Mr.Sombebody big in Singapore, left in a black car wearing a black sun glass followed by Saifuddin, with two black suitcase..

For the man on the street, be alert. PAS is an Islamic party that should be upholding Islamic virtues and not misuse the people`s trust and empowerment to be invovled in politics. PAS has gone off tangent now to go at all means to fulfill his other PAKATAN component in slicking for the parliament seat in Bukit Gantang.

The voters in Bukit Gantang have to decide fast whether to accept PAS, a party that has become a stoope for DAP Ngah-Ngeh and is manipulated for Anwar`s political game.

Do not be deceived or brain-washed by their convincing twisted -facts and slandering ceramah talks?

In any race or battle,the winner takes all and the losers like Ah Kow, Mutu or Ahmad die standing up.


Think hard and be rationale.

Later we were asked of the question below and got invited to a much awaited ceramah tomorrow, as told by a local in Bukit Gantang.

"DO WE NEED A STRONG GOVERNMENT?"Yes We Do! .... Bukit Gantang Voters.

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Bukit Gantang hustings turn dirty-a ploy to dupe the voters

Oops !!! skew me, some Brains had a TREEmendous session thinking why ,why their leaders complained that ceramahs permits issued by the police district chief to them stated specifically that they were not allowed to talk openly about Altantunya case and the decision of the Perak Sultan in State government?

Answer to their WHY :-

TRIPLE BY-ELECTIONS: IGP clarifies that campaign gag covered all pending court cases.

Inspector-General of Police Tan Sri Musa Hassan has clarified that he never gave instructions to the Taiping police district chief to specifically bar Pakatan Rakyat from talking about the Altantunya Shaariibuu court case.

Musa said the police, as a practice, would never state specific cases which were not to be discussed in ceramah.

“We have put the condition that criminal matters before the courts cannot be discussed in the open. It is sub judice,” he said, adding that other conditions included barring speakers from touching on seditious matters, using slander or giving out misinformation.

The public is urged to refer to article 3.5, 3.6 and 3.7 of Police Penal code for that matter.

In another note, the fight to gain voters’ support in Bukit Gantang has turned dirty. Numerous poison pen letters and pamphlets running down the Barisan Nasional have been distributed to thousands of households here since Wednesday night.

One letter with an Umno letterhead and allegedly signed by Umno Bukit Gantang division secretary Jamaee Idris stated that BN machinery workers, who helped out on a voluntary basis, will receive payments.

Another alleged that a function organised by the Public Complaints Bureau had free food and featured lucky draws with attractive prizes.

The pamphlets, meanwhile, linked Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak with murdered Mongolian model Altantuya Shaariibuu.

OOOOOOOOOOOPS the BRAINS were put wrongly together at the TREEmendous session

REPERCUSSIONS:-
A police report was lodged at the Changkat Jering police station today.

Muhyiddin : refuted the allegation and said this was the work of the opposition who were feeling the heat of the BN’s progress with the voters as a result of the transformation to be introduced by the BN..

`They were a ploy by the opposition to dupe the voters and create the impression that there were conflicts in Umno and tarnishing the image of the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate, Ismail Saffian. `

Zambry: Such actions as irresponsible and immoral.Such tactics was part of a psy-war to confuse the people.

Syed Hamid: For PAS willing to ignore the Police's orders not to make seditious statements when campaigning for the three upcoming by-elections shows the party lacks respect for the law,

WATCH OUT for whatever history that may be created in the TREEmendous session, the world will dupe it as BRAINS wrongly put together to confuse and incite chaos in the country.

The tendency of PAS to "do whatever it thinks is right and likes" could lead to instability in the country.

Such TREEmendous party if voted in to rule will create lawless society.

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Panaurama Bukit Gantang -Nizar trembles while BN dishes out TOLs

LAND ISSUE IN PERAK UNFOLD

The granting of many hectares of land to the Chinese communities in the New Villages as well as to Chinese schools and associations have alienated the Malay community who feel that they have been sidelined with the economic pie not being distributed evenly.

CAN THIS BE THE RATIONALE FOR IT?

DID YOU KNOW?

PAS influence in Perak is minimal as the party only won six state seats unlike their coalition partners DAP and PKR who won more seats than PAS.

But due to the state’s constitution, where it is stated that only a Malay Muslim can become the menteri besar of the state, Nizar Jamaluddin of PAS became the MB as there was no other qualified Malay candidates from PKR who fit the bill.He became a stooge of the DAP who called the shots in running the state.

As a result from the panuarama Bukit Gantang -

`Only temporary land titles can be issued, for now; ` ZAMBRY

Perak Mentri Besar Datuk Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir is actively holding discussions with all the relevant bodies to enable the Chinese and other communities to get titles to their land.

He, however, said there were certain issues that needed to be addressed first, especially when they went against the provisions of the National Land Code.

In some cases, he added, the state government had issued them with temporary land titles but many still questioned why they were only for 10 years.

“They need to understand that. That is the law. The provision says that even if the maximum is 60 years, it cannot be issued in one go,” he said.

He said the first instalment would be for a maximum of 10, followed by another 10 or 20 or 30, depending on the state government when for renewal came up.

He refuted allegations that he was anti-Chinese and had never tried to prevent the community from getting titles to their land.

The land issue is one of many raised by the opposition in their campaign rounds for the Bukit Gantang by-election.

On promises made by the previous government to issue permanent land title to various quarters, Zambry said he did not know how they had planned to implement them as they were against the provisions under the National Land Code.

“They forgot about the NLC. Although the state and mentris besar have certain power over land matters, when it come to policy matters, it must be agreed by all states.

“In this case, if Perak wants to do it, it must also be implemented by other states.

“Why did Penang, Kelantan, Kedah or Selangor not want to do it too? So this is a policy matter that must be clarified,” he added.

Yes, the three coming by-elections results will determine our country’s direction but past performance is not an indicator of future performance.

LAND is a limited comodity.Therefore it has to be used for national development for all and not as an agenda for political mileage by any parties.

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LOOK WHO SHOULD BE IN POWER IN PERAK...???

Like wild fire in the bush, there are many allegations hurled at the legitimacy of the present ruling government in Perak. To understand why, we should first understand the cries of Why the rakyat should support the new government in Perak.

Good to look at the facts behind it for the good of all.



6 SEBAB MENGAPA RAKYAT MESTI
SOKONG KERAJAAN BARU NEGERI PERAK.

1. Barisan Nasional Perak mempunyai 31 sokongan Ahli Dewan dan 28 daripadanya di bawah satu lambang parti iaitu Barisan Nasional.

2. Permainan lompat parti adalah ciptaan Dato Seri Anwar Ibrahim. Oleh itu terimalah akibatnya umpamakan `senjata makan tuan.`

3. Setelah melihat kerakusan kuasa dan penyelewangan yang berlaku dalam kerajaan negeri di bawah kerajaan campuran,ketiga-tiga ADUN Bebas membuat pengorbanan besar dengan mengenepikan kepentingan peribadi jawatan dan menggadai masa depan politik mereka untuk negara dan bangsa.

4. DYMM Sultan Perak berhak melantik Menteri Besar baru yang mendapat kepercayaan sebahagian besar daripada ahli- ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri dan secara automatik mendirikan kerajaan baru di Perak. Mengikut undang- undang tubuh negeri Perak 16(2) mengatakan bahawa rakyat wajar menyokong pendirian ADUN yang mereka pilih.

5. Mengikut fasal (18)(2) DYMM Sultan Perak bolehlah memutuskan mengikut pertimbangannya sendiri melantik seorang Menteri Besar dan keengganan untuk membubarkan DUN.

6. Apabila YB Nizar Jamaluddin mengistiharkan pembubaran DUN tanpa perkenanan DYMM Sultan Perak bermakna beliau telah menerima hakikat bahawa beliau tidak lagi mendapat kepercayaan sebilangan besar Ahli Dun. Maka mengikut pertimbangan DYMM Sultan Perak, maka wajarlah dilantik seorang Menteri Besar yang baru.

Sumber: wiragantang.blogspot.com

( sorry:-English translated version is not available yet)

Say what you want, politicing portrays strange behaviour alright. But whatever agenda it be, WE WANT NO MORE VIOLENCE NOR SLANDERING.

ANGER AND VENGENANCE IS NO WAY TO BEAT A CANDIDATE IN THE RUN-UP TO THE ELECTION.

BE MORE PROFESSIONAL AND ETHICAL.

PENGUNDI SUDAH BIJAK MENILAI.

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PASssssssed for all ????

Pas has named its candidate at its ceramah in Simpang last night.Former Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin has been chosen as the PAS candidate for the Bukit Gantang parliamentary by-election on 7 April.

Mohammad Nizar who is Perak PAS deputy commissioner, is also the Pasir Panjang state assemblyman. He was chosen among the four potential candidates for the seat. The other in the running were Ustaz Deris, Dr.Jamnul Azhar and Ustaz Kamarudddin.

Presently amongst others, Nizar is in the midst of High Court case for his so-called` deposed` Menteri Besar post in the Perak State Government.


SIMPANG, 24 Mac :

"Terima Kasih kepada semua yang memberi sokongan kepada Pakatan Rakyat (PR). Terima kasih juga kepada Presiden dan pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat kerana mencalonkan saya sebagai calon untuk bertanding bagi Parlimen Bukit Gantang ini..





Saya juga mohon simpati dan sokongan kepada seluruh pengundi Bukit Gantang, supaya sokong Pakatan Rakyat demi kebaikan seluruh negeri Perak dan Malaysia amnya," ucap Nizar selepas diumumkan sebagai calon P059.

It is also reported that Nik Aziz too opposed Nizar’s candidacy in Bukit Gantang , the citing that he should focus on getting back his `deposed` Perak state government.

My question is if later Nizar is convicted guilty or wrong against odds, will there be another by-election again for Bukit Gantang? Is there no other capable leaders in PAS ? Will the Bukit Gantang voters be swayed to give him his sympathy votes and continue on the` kecoh`/ prolong the political turbulence in Perak?

PAS for all or all will PASs huh?

Bukit Gantang voters -think right .Political stablilty is the not the thing to be PAS-sed off if to ride through this global economic turmoil. Do not PASs the baton to the wrong court.

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