‘Gombak seat offer merely a farce’

SHAH ALAM: The action of Selangor Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali in offering the Gombak parliamentary seat to Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to contest in the 14th General Elections (GE14) is merely a farce.

Selangor Umno Liaison Committee secretary Datuk Johan Abdul Aziz said the menteri besar was only finding an excuse to run away for failing to service the people there.

“I see many residents in

I see many residents in Gombak grumbling for being neglected by the leadership of Mohamed Azmin who has never visited many areas there.

Gombak grumbling for being neglected by the leadership of Mohamed Azmin who has never visited many areas there. Urban Wellbeing, Housing and Local Government Minister Tan Sri Noh Omar has to go down to the People’s Housing Project ( PPR) in that constituency to solve problems of damaged roofs and rubbish,” he said when contacted here yesterday.

Via a statement in his Twitter account, Mohamed Azmin, who is also Parti Keadilan Rakyat ( PKR) deputy president, said he was ready to give way to Dr Mahathir in Gombak if it was agreed upon by PKR.

Prior to this, Dr Mahathir, who is also Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia ( PPBM) chairman, said he was willing to contest in the GE14 in one of the three parliamentary seats of Putrajaya, Langkawi or Kubang Pasu.

On Sunday, the Pakatan Rakyat named Dr Mahathir as the prime minister if the opposition wins in the GE14,

Selangor Umno youth chief Zainuri Zainal said Mohamed Azmin offered the Gombak seat to Dr Mahathir because he had slim chances of recapturing the seat due to declining support from PAS.

Mohamed Azmin, who has defended the Gombak seat since 2008, defeated Barisan Nasional candidate Raman Ismail and Independent candidate Saiz Nazar Abu Baker with a 4,734- vote majority in GE13. — Bernama

Datuk Johan Abdul Aziz, Selangor Umno Liaison Committee secretary