Syabas to the people of Tanjung Piai - they have demonstrated that the Malaysian voter is NOT STUPID ...and will NOT BE BOUGHT ...
Knowing that voting against Pakatan Harapan may impact development and the people, given the fact that the Pakatan Harapan is both the State and Federal government, the people of Tanjong Piai bravely made sacrifices to SEND A STRONG MESSAGE TO PAAKATAN HARAPAN..
Did the people of Tanjong Piai support the BN...OR did they just express their disappointment to the Coalition of Hope - DAP-PKR-Amanah and BERSATU - a warning that if reforms are not forthcoming FAST - the people may look elsewhere for a better government of the people for the people...
The fact of the HIGH VOTER TURN-OUT shows a lot. If they were simply fed up for lack of good options, the voter turn-out would have been small...but NO, here the voter turn-out was high - the people had a MESSAGE for the government...
According to Zulkifly, the by-election recorded a 74.43 per cent voter turnout out of the 52,698 eligible voters. Early voting on Nov 12 saw a 91 per cent voter turnout out of 280 electors...In GE14, voter turnout for the Tanjung Piai parliamentary seat stood at 85.67 per cent out of then 53,528 registered electors.- NST, 16/11/2019
BUT ALAS, some in PH is misreading the message ... Anwar's supporters seem to want us to believe that it was an indication that people did not want Mahathir as Prime Minister...and that he should hand over the premiership to Anwar fast?
Unlike in the past, when UMNO-BN ruled, and the PM was from UMNO, the party with the most number of seats - who clearly did not need support of component parties to form government or make decisions > situations is very different today with the PM coming from a PH party with a few seats who need the support of DAP, PKR and Amanah (even Warisan and other pro-PH parties) to remain PM or to make decisions ... so today, what PH do or did not do depends really on all the PH component parties.
What about Anwar? He is not in the Cabinet and hence a government back-bencher - free to highlight failures of the Cabinet(executive) BUT what exactly is Anwar unhappy about what PH has been doing or not doing? Can anyone tell me save that the fact that Anwar wants to be PM within 2 years of GE14...when now, it is an undisputed fact that the 'agreement' between the PH party leaders did not stipulate a time-frame for the handover...
When in Opposition, the PH politicians highlighted many injustices and promised to repeal many draconian laws but after 18 months SOSMA, POCA, POTA remains...Peaceful Assembly Act(with all its problems still remain),...
Local Council Elections - DAP and PKR was fighting for it > the only reason they said was that a Federal law prevented Local Council Elections ...well, now in government, but there is no move to even amend the law allowing again the possibility of Local Council Elections...still Local Councillors and Mayors are politically appointed?
What about kampung elections? Still PH is appointing ketua kampungs and JKKKs...
GLCs - well, the problem then was :- political appointments, too high salaries/allowances, no report of the Auditor General of GLCs submitted to the people >>> the same practice during the BN era continues...??
PH MPs are getting 'money from the government' (maybe about RM1.5million a year) but not the Opposition MPs/ADUNs - what is happening to this money? No accounts yet...WHY? - is this money 'leaking' into the pocket of the MP/ADUN, their party members, etc?
ELECTORAL REFORMS - Nothing happening - New Election Commission and authorities failed to act on alleged use of government machinery allegations, possible over-spending during campaigning...The concerns raised during the PD elections that made Anwar an MP was 'swept under the carpet'...Worse still, in recent Tanjong Piai elections, we see that candidates are not FREE to campaign - they require 'police permits' and EC permits -
PONTIAN (Nov 12): All parties and candidates contesting in the Tanjung Piai parliamentary by-election are reminded to get a police permit to conduct house-to-house visits as they too are considered as a form of campaigning. Election Commission (EC) Chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun said in addition, the walkabout programme, which is also considered as a mobile election campaign, must have a clear time frame and location for monitoring purposes.He said all parties or candidates involved were reminded to comply with all regulations stipulated for campaigning particularly involving permit application. - Edge Markets, 13/11/2019
PERMITS for walk-about - when candidates walk through pasar malams, shops, houses shaking hands and introducing themselves...when they hand over printed materials introducing themselves and why people should vote for them?
PERMITS for public talks/gatherings - well Peaceful Assembly Act, until amended, states that 10 days prior notice required > our new PH chosen EC set a 12-day campaign period ...Is it FAIR for ALL candidates? (After amendment, still need 5 days notice and written consent of owner of premises???)
Material circulated must have name of printer and publisher - if not it breaks the law, it will be taken down >>> how many PH banners that did not have name of printer/publisher was taken down - the flags, etc ...
“Campaign materials which were seditious and provocative in nature and did not have the name and address of the printers would be brought down,” he said in a statement here today.
It is ELECTIONS - all ordinary laws about permits should really not apply during campaign period.
If not the POLICE can hamper campaigns of some candidates...no permits for talks, no permits for walk-abouts, no permission to distribute your pamphlets (because no printer/publisher name), ...Do we want the POLICE to decide on the campaign strategy and methods of candidates...
Only 14 days ...suddenly some friends turn up wanting to help - well, good...why don't you go walk about and hand over pamphlets to the people in that kampung or at that pasar malam...Applying for PERMITS is absurd.
Some say, the situation of Human Rights and Fundamental Freedoms have deteriorated after PH came into power...
Recently, PH Appointed FINAS chief is talking about CENSORSHIP of Netflix ...soon there will be censorship of HBO, Maharaj Channel...and all TV programs...
Tg Piai by-election: Walkabout campaign must be clear, police permit needed for house-to-house campaigning
PONTIAN
(Nov 12): All parties and candidates contesting in the Tanjung Piai
parliamentary by-election are reminded to get a police permit to conduct
house-to-house visits as they too are considered as a form of
campaigning.
Election Commission (EC) Chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun said in addition, the walkabout programme, which is also considered as a mobile election campaign, must have a clear time frame and location for monitoring purposes.
He said all parties or candidates involved were reminded to comply with all regulations stipulated for campaigning particularly involving permit application.
Election Commission (EC) Chairman Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun said in addition, the walkabout programme, which is also considered as a mobile election campaign, must have a clear time frame and location for monitoring purposes.
He said all parties or candidates involved were reminded to comply with all regulations stipulated for campaigning particularly involving permit application.
“Yesterday, a meeting was held between EC officials and Pontian OCPD
and his officers to coordinate and clarify issues concerning campaigning
permits and regulations especially with regard to the walkabout
programmes held by all candidates or parties contesting in the election.
“Campaign materials which were seditious and provocative in nature
and did not have the name and address of the printers would be brought
down,” he said in a statement here today.
Azhar said flags that were placed by the roadsides and hampered or posed dangers to the public would also be removed.
He said appropriate action would also be taken regarding party flags
hung on vehicles that caused danger to members of the public.
“Campaigning vehicles that were installed with flags and loudhailers
and moving from one place to another place must apply for campaigning
permit from the police.
According to Azhar, the EC would make public the information
concerning election offences, as well as statistics on the number of
reports made to the police and the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission
(MACC) on its Facebook, Twitter and websites every day throughout the
by-election period.
“The EC hopes that all candidates and parties would carry out their
campaign in a more mature manner throughout the remaining five days of
campaigning so that the Tanjung Piai by-election run smoothly without
any undesired incidents,” he added.
The EC has fixed Saturday as polling day for the Tanjung Piai
by-election which will see a six-cornered fight involving the Pakatan
Harapan (PH) candidate Karmaine Sardini, Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate
Datuk Seri Dr Wee Jeck Seng, Wendy Subramaniam (Gerakan), and Datuk Dr
Badhrulhisham Abdul Aziz from Barisan Jemaah Islamiah (Berjasa), as well
as two Independent candidates namely Dr Ang Chuan Lock and Faridah
Aryani Abd Ghaffar.
The by-election is held following the death of the incumbent Member
of Parliament Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik, 42, on Sept 21 due to heart
complication.
In the 14th General Election, the late Md Farid, who represented PH
won with a majority of 524 votes to beat Wee (BN-MCA) and Nordin Othman
(PAS). — Bernama - Edge Markets, 13/11/2019
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