KUCHING: DAP is urged to read the Federal Constitution and Election Act before embarking on a signature campaign against Election Commission (EC) on the delineation proposal.
PBB supreme council member Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah said DAP’s intention to launch such a campaign reflected the ignorance of the party’s leaders of the delineation process.
“DAP should read up the Federal Constitution and Election Act and be well-versed with the contents before embarking on the signature campaign, which is purely to seek cheap publicity,” Abdul Karim, who is Asajaya assemblyman, said yesterday when contacted.
He was asked on Sarawak DAP’s intention to launch a signature campaign to object to EC’s proposal to establish 11 new state seats.
State DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen has been quoted as saying that the campaign would start in the state’s southern region, while the campaign in the central and northern regions would be announced later.
Abdul Karim, who is Assistant Minister of Youth Development and Housing , reminded DAP that those unhappy with the proposal could object through the proper procedure.
“There is a standard process by voters who are unhappy with the exercise to express their objection, and a signature campaign is definitely not one of them,” he asserted.
EC has proposed 11 new state seats — Batu Kitang, Stakan, Gedong, Kabong, Tellian, Selirik, Murum, Samalaju, Long Lama, Triboh and Serembu.
On SUPP’s dissatisfaction over the presence of a PBB leader at the United People’s Party (UPP) triennial delegates conference (TDC), Abdul Karim said: “PBB respects friendly parties like UPP that adhere to Barisan Nasional political ideologies, as much as PBB respects SUPP”.
The inaugural UPP TDC at KTS Garden here last Sunday, saw PBB deputy president Datuk Amar Abang Johari Tun Openg who is also Housing and Tourism Minister, attending as guest-of-honour.