graveyard of politics

PKR, DAP an PAS have successfully averted an impasse after party leaders reached an amicable decision to reallocate the composition of the Perak state executive council posts last night.

PKR deputy president Dr Syed Husin Ali confirmed that the new composition will be six DAP, three PKR and one PAS to form the 10-person Perak state executive council.

Yesterday, PKR threatened to pull out from the Perak state administration upon hearing that eight posts will go to DAP.

"In the spirit of sincere openness, we stress that the composition of the exco must reflect the composition of the population of Perak and represent the interests of all ethnic groups fairly," said Syed Husin in a statement yesterday.

However, he said PKR will honour its agreement to support the coalition government with its representatives being part of the governing coalition in the state assembly without taking up any exco posts.

Syed Husin pointed out that the compromise was reached after both Perak and central leaders concluded their discussions last night.

"(PKR de facto leader) Anwar Ibrahim, (DAP veteran) Lim Kit Siang and PAS secretary-general Kamaruddin Jaafar were in communication with each other to resolve the issue," he said.

Two deputy MBs

Syed Husin also said that a second deputy MB post will be allocated to PKR. It is expected that Perak will follow Penang's example of naming two deputy MBs.

On Wednesday, it was decided between the parties that DAP chairperson and Setiawan state assemblyperson Ngeh Khoo Ham would be made deputy menteri besar (1) while an Indian candidate would be made deputy menteri besar (2).

From the list of Perak states assemblyperson, the only Indian candidate from PKR would be S Kesavan who won the Hutan Melintang state seat.

Kesavan - who is PKR youth deputy secretary - had defeated MIC women’s deputy chief S Thangasvari by 1,721 votes.

Syed Husin also said the new state government will appoint a PKR representative to be one of its two senators.

However, Syed Husin stressed the finalised names will be announced after PAS’ Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin is sworn in as the new MB at the Istana Iskandariah in Kuala Kangsar.

Contentious issue

The forming of the Perak state government has been a contentious issue since the general election ended last weekend.

It began with the DAP leadership. Party stalwart Lim Kit Siang saying that the party had only agreed for a DAP or PKR menteri besar and objected Nizar’s appointment.

Lim later apologised over his objection after DAP was promised eight seats in the Perak state exco. Soon after PKR disagreed on the composition and declined to be part of the exco.

Drama ensured when the swearing-in ceremony for Nizar was called off due to some uncertainties as to whether the three parties will be able to work together to form a coalition, and a stable government, according to the royal palace.

The Regent of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah subsequently ordered all 31 state assemblypersons from the three parties to sign a letter in support of the regent's decision to appoint Nizar.

It has been learnt that all the signatures were submitted last night to Perak Sultan Azlan Shah’s secretary at 10pm.

Bahawa saya, Ab Jalil bin Aboo Backer, ahli UMNO bernombor 03030707 (semakan terakhir tiga tahun lalu) memohon agar Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi meletak jawatan secara terhormat sebelum Mesyuarat Agung Cawangan-cawangan UMNO yang akan akan datang.

Tidak perlu berselindung lagi bahawa kekalahan besar Barisan Nasional di lima negeri iaitu Kedah, Perak, Selangor, Pulau Pinang dan Kelantan adalah rentetan ketidakpuasan hati rakyat terhadap dasar ekonomi, pentadbiran dan pelaksanaan Islam Hadhari oleh pentadbiran Abdullah Ahmad Badawi.

Kekalahan di negeri-negeri pantai barat terutama di kawasan pengundi kaum cina membuktikan perjuangan laman ini dan ramai lagi ahli UMNO serta laman-laman web milik ahli atau penyokong UMNO dan Barisan Nasional sebelum ini.

Tindakan Abdullah menaikkan harga petrol secara keterlaluan, harga tol yang mendadak dan kenaikan kadar pinjaman asas telah menyebabkan rakyat di kawasan bandar mengalami kejutan inflasi yang bukan sedikit kesannya. Sungguhpun dirayu dan dipohon mempertimbangkan keadaan, pentadbiran Abdullah memilih untuk terus membuat dasar-dasar ekonomi yang tidak menguntungkan golongan peniaga kecil.

Tindakan memperkenalkan Islam Hadhari dan promosi berlebihan mungkin menarik perhatian penduduk pantai timur, namun di negeri-negeri yang komposisi kaumnya pelbagai agama ia menimbulkan perasaan kurang senang dan tidak puas hati di kalangan bukan Islam. Manakala di negeri seperti Kedah yang mempunyai banyak sekolah pondok dan kelas pengajian agama, Islam hadhari dianggap satu kecelaruan dari Islam sebenar.

Di Kedah juga ramai yang tidak berpuas hati dengan cara pentadbiran Abdullah dan akhbar-akhbar yang dikuasai oleh UMNO memperlekehkan Tun Dr. Mahathir Mohamad.

Di kalangan pemimpin akar umbi UMNO sendiri melihat bagaimana banyak projek-projek hanya dijalankan di bawah setelah kedudukan Pak Lah tergugat akibat diasak oeh Tun Dr. Mahathir. Mereka melihat jika Pak Lah menang besar sekali lagi, maka kebongkakan pentadbiran Pak Lah akan berterusan seperti yang berlaku selepas 2004.

Di sebalik cuba mentadbir negara dan membawa kemajuan, Pak Lah mahu menjadi pemimpin popular yang cuba memuaskan hati semua pihak terutama yang tidak menyokong Barisan Nasional. Hasilnya di kalangan penyokong UMNO dan BN merasa kecewa dan berpendapat mereka tidak penting.

Pak Lah juga banyak mengenepikan kepimpinan UMNO yang dipilih oleh perwakilan. Sebaiknya banya mendengar cakap penasihat-penasihatnya yang bukan pun pemimpin UMNO seperti Datuk Kalimulllah Hasan, Datuk Anuar Zaini, Datuk Kamarulzaman dan Khairy Jamaluddin. Ini menimbulkan perasaan tidak puas hati di kalangan pemimpin UMNO yang telah setia bersama UMNO ketika zaman jatuh dan bangun sejak 20 tahun lalu.

Tindaan Pak Lah memberi ruang terlalu ramai kepada sahabat-sahabat beliau bekas pemimpin semangat 46 seperti Radzi Sheikh Ahmad sehingga melebihi kuasa mereka yang setia bersama UMNO pada 1988 dan 1998 memberi banyak kesan sampingan. Ramai yang melihat Pak Lah yang mereka sokong dan dokong sebagai pengganti Dr. Mahathir telah mengkhianati mereka.

Krisis politik di Kubang Pasu, dan kemudiannya Perlis menyaksikan pengaruh terlalu besar Radzi Sheikh Ahmad dalam parti menyebabkan ramai akar umbi UMNO tidak berpuas hati. Lihat sahaja mengapa sehingga hari ini Datuk Seri Shahidan tidak diberi watikah untuk mneghadap Raja Perlis bagi membentuk kerajaan sungguhpun beliau berjaya menang besar dalam pilihan raya umum?

Dalaman UMNO juga tidak berpuas hati dengan tindakan Abdullah melucutkan jawatan Datuk Ibrahim Ali tanpa sebab disiplin yang jelas. Bagi pemimpin UMNO di bawah, jika Ibrahim Ali yang menang bertanding sebagai Ketua UMNO Pasir Mas pun boleh dibuang, apatah lagi pemimpin UMNO lain.

Dalam pentadbiran kerajaan, Pak Lah meruntuhkan kredebiliti sistem kehakiman, pasukan polis dan anggota pentadbiran kerajaan. Hasilnya banyak undi di kalangan kumpulan ini beralih kepada pembangkang kerana tidak berpuas hati dengan kepimpinan Pak Lah.

Pak Lah juga diingati kerana keputusan-keputusan yang berubah-ubah sehingga menimbulkan kemarahan ramai orang. Dari isu jambatan bengkok, penjualan aset khazanah Nasional, MV Augusta dan dasar pro Singapura sehinggalah tindakan Pak Lah menafikan akan membubarkan Parlimen pada 13 Februari lalu.

Ini menimbulkan kemarahan rakyat di Pantai Barat yang lebih banyak terdedah dengan laporan media internet. Mereka tidak melihat masa depan bersama pemimpin "flip flop" yang banyak dikatakan dikausai oleh anak-anak muda Tingkat 4, Jabatan Perdana Menteri.

Banyak lagi jika mahu ditulis kelemahan pentadbiran Abdullah Ahmad Badawi. Cukuplah sekadar sebahagian kenyataan ini untuk menyatakan bahawa Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi perlu meletak jawatan kerana dasar pentadbiran dan imej peribadi beliau sudah tidak lagi mendapat kepercayaan sebahagian besar rakyat.

Dalam pilihan raya umum kali ini, banyak wakil rakyat yang telah berkhidmat dengan cemerlang turut tumpas kerana masalah pentadbiran Abdullah. Wajarkah ramai lagi menjadi mangsa dalam pilihan raya akan datang?

Selagi Abdullah menjadi Perdana Menteri dan meneruskan dasar-dasar ekonomi semberono ini, publisiti keterlaluan terhadap Islam Hadhari dan penguasaan golongan tertentu di Jabatan Perdana Menteri, selagi itu rekod dan perkhidmatan wakil rakyat BN di kawasan bandar tidak akan memberi apa-apa erti.

Bahawa saya, Ab Jalil bin Aboo Backer, ahli UMNO bernombor 03030707 (semakan terakhir tiga tahun lalu) memohon agar Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi meletak jawatan secara terhormat sebelum Mesyuarat Agung Cawangan-cawangan UMNO yang akan akan datang.

Dalam pilihan raya kali ini pembangkang tidak pun bekerja keras kerana Abdullah telah memusnahkan UMNO dan BN selama empat tahun lalu.

Justeru saya sebagai ahli UMNO dengan ini memohon agar:

1. Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi meletak jawatan secara sukarela sebagai Perdana Menteri dan Presiden UMNO.

2. Sekiranya, Datuk Seri Abdullah dan Ahli Majlis Tertinggi UMNO berpendapat Presiden parti masih mendapat sokongan ahli, maka sewajarnya, satu Perhimpunan Agung Khas UMNO dipanggil dan satu undi sulit mengenai kedudukan Presiden UMNO diadakan.


well another letter of resignation from one UMNON member to paklah..well old dude you are outwitted!!

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The opposition looks set to form the next State Government in Perak after unofficial reports showed they won 30 state seats to the BN’s 29 to grab the simple majority in was the closest fight among the states.
While Umno suffered major setbacks in the party's traditional strongholds , the majority of MCA, MIC, PPP and Gerakan candidates were also wiped out by DAP candidates, a repeat of the 2004 nightmare for MCA as the party failed to wrest the Ipoh Barat parliamentary seat and lost several state seats to the opposition.

The party fared badly last time around when the Ipoh Barat, Ipoh Timor and, Batu Gajah parliamentary seats, and the Pasir Pinji, Jelapang, Menglembu, Pantai Remis, Keranji and Sitiawan state seats went to the DAP. MCA candidates were hard hit in urban Chinese-dominated seats and lost the Kepayang, Bercham, Buntong, Tebing Tinggi and Pasir Pinji state seats to the DAP.

The party was said to have also lost the Pokok Assam state seat. It won four parliamentary and 10 state seats in the 2004 elections. For Gerakan, its biggest single casualty was when state chairman Datuk Chang Ko Youn was defeated by DAP candidate Ngeh Koo Ham in Beruas with a majority of about 1, 500 votes.

The party's Youth chief Datuk Mah Siew Keong was also reported to have been defeated for the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat by another DAP candidate M. Manogaran. As expected, MIC candidate for Pasir Panjang Datuk Dr S. Vasan lost to Pas candidate Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin. It looks like the DAP has managed to strengthen its position in Perak from the previous three parliamentary and seven state seats to a minimum of six and 12 respectively.
As for Umno, the initial feeling on the ground is that the majority of its candidates will make it despite with a much-reduced vote majority this time around. Unconfirmed reports, however, have listed out several unexpected casualties, including the Lubuk Merbau state seat but nobody from the party has come forth with an official statement.

Back in 2004, Umno won in all 34 state seats it contested in while the coalition won 52 of the 59 state seats and 21 of the 24 parliamentary seats. Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohd Tajol Rosli Ghazali has yet to address or make an official announcement to the large crowd gathered at his official residence.

BN was also shocked with losses of several bigwigs - MIC president Datuk Seri S. Samy Vellu in Sungai Siput and PPP president Datuk M. Kayveas in Taiping. Samy Vellu was reported to have lost to Dr D. Jeyakumar by a majority of 1,821 votes while Kayveas was defeated by DAP's Nga Kor Ming with a majority of 11,298 votes.