Bt Selambau: Kedah PKR DUN & Exco Arumugam quits

[pywong]

Check the comments in the link.

Kedah PKR DUN & Exco Arumugam quits

Roslan Shaharum

The late Bukit Gantang MP, YB Haji Roslan Shaharum.

KUALA LUMPUR, Feb 9 — The Pakatan Rakyat, which lost three Perak lawmakers last week, today lost its Bukit Gantang MP who died suddenly while Bukit Selambau assemblyman V Arumugam tonight quit both his Kedah executive council post and state seat. Kedah's Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak confirmed the resignation of Arumugam.

More… (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/17937-by-elections-as-one-pakatan-mp-dies-kedah-rep-to-quit)

[besitai2007]

Never rains but pours.

[besitai2007]

Now, the Sultan of Kedah gets into the act. Read that the Sultan wants to question V Arumugam whether he was forced to resign by PR. Honestly, no more constitutional monarchy, only pro-UMNO monarchy?

[pywong]

By-elections on 7 Apr

PUTRAJAYA, 13 Feb 2009: The Bukit Selambau state by-elections will be held on 7 April. Nomination is on March 29.

The seat fell vacant after incumbentV Arumugam of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) resigned as Bukit Selambau assemblyperson on Monday 9th Feb 09.

Election Commission chairperson Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof told a news conference that the writs for the by-elections would be issued on 16 Feb and the notices on 17 Feb.

Abdul Aziz said the electoral roll to be used was the Master Electoral Roll 2007 which had been merged with the supplementary electoral rolls for the first, second and third quarters of 2008.

He said there were 35,140 registered voters — 35,125 ordinary and 15 postal.

He said the electoral rolls without polling streams would be on sale from 21 Feb and those with polling streams on 25 Feb.

There would be 22 polling centres and 64 polling streams.

The nomination and vote-counting centres for would be at Sekolah Menengah Teknik Satu, Sungai Petani.

Voters can check their polling centres at the EC web site at www.spr.gov.my of via SMS from 25 Feb by typing SPR <space> IC number and sending to 15888.

They can also call the EC headquarters in Putrajaya and the Perak and Kedah state election offices. — Bernama

http://thenutgraph.com/two-by-elections-on-7-apr

[pywong]

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[pywong]

If these are the type of members PKR has, it can do without them - threatening to leave if their leader is not selected. Likewise, if Latha made that statement about members threatening to desert the party campaign, she should be sacked.

In any case, Bt Selambau will only need 500 campaign workers. Selangor, Perak and Penang can easily send 5 times that many.

We don't measure a leader by the number of times he went to jail. We measure them by their integrity, ability to lead, to formulate policies and get things done.

Bukit Selambau: PKR aspirants knock on Anwar's doors
Athi Veerangan | Mar 7, 09 6:31pm

Before any electoral contest, the choice of candidate is always an issue. And it is no different for next month’s Bukit Selambau by-election. ...........

.......Latha claimed that grassroots feedback from Bukit Selambau revealed that constituents are in favour of Kalaivanar for his party loyalty and fighting spirit.

It is learnt many grassroots members could desert the party campaign in Bukit Selambau if Kalaivanar were to be overlooked.

They want him because they see Kalaivanar as one of them, not as an elite leader out of touch with grassroots, claimed Latha.

More… (http://malaysiakini.com/news/99799)

[pywong]

UMNO is getting more and more desperate and becoming more blatant in the abuse of police powers. It wil only make things worse for them.

Tear gas fired at Anwar ceramah
UPDATED 11.58PM
By Shannon Teoh

Others arrested include aides to Kedah Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak and S Manikumar, the candidate for the Bukit Selambau by-elections.

SUNGAI PETANI, March 23 — Federal Reserve Unit (FRU) forces fired tear gas and used water cannons tonight on thousands gathered at a ceramah in Bukit Selambau just as Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim was beginning his speech.

At about 10pm, the FRU engaged the crowd gathered in an open field in front of a shophouse that is being used by PKR as its operation centre for the April 7 by-election.

The opposition leader and other Pakatan Rakyat leaders were holed up in the operation centre until nearly 11pm as police continued breaking up the crowd outside.

According to PKR’s Selangor executive councillor Dr Xavier Jeyakumar, those arrested include fellow party member Zamri Yusuf who is a Senator from Kedah and Anwar’s chief of staff Ibrahim Yaacob.

He added that the crowd of thousands dispersed into nearby housing areas with the FRU giving chase as they continued to fire tear gas.

More… (http://www.themalaysianinsider.com/index.php/malaysia/21100-tear-gas-fired-at-anwar-ceramah)