PRS Wanita chief says has no desire to be candidate

PAKAN: Parti Rakyat Sarawak ( PRS) Wanita chief Datuk Seri Doris Sophia Brodie says she has no plan or ambition to be a candidate in the coming parliamentary election.

However, she is all for the view that the party should consider fielding at least one woman candidate in any of its six parliamentary seats in the 14th general election (GE14).

“The candidate should not necessarily be myself as we are not short of very qualified women candidates in all these constituencies,” she said at PRS Pakan Division’s annual general meeting here on Wednesday.

Doris said she had been receiving countless calls from people who wanted to know if she would contest in the election.

“Everywhere I would go visiting PRS constituencies, people tend to think I am scouting for a seat for myself.

“Unfortunately this is the price I have to pay as a politician.

“The more active you are in politics, the more you are in the public’s radar,” said Doris, who is a former deputy president of Dewan Negara. She said her wanting PRS central leadership to consider having more female Dayak elected representatives was to reciprocate the roles, dedication and commitment played by them in serving the people alongside the men.

It was reported that PRS president Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Masing had submitted the party’s list of candidates for the GE14 to the chief minister and prime minister.

He had announced four candidates, namely Datuk Joseph Salang Gandum (Julau), Datuk Aaron Ago Dagang ( Kanowit), Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong ( Hulu Rajang) and Datuk Masir Kujat ( Sri Aman), whom he said had been endorsed by their respective assemblymen.

Masing has yet to announce the candidates for the two remaining PRS seats, namely Selangau and Lubok Antu. — Bernama