BN all set to recapture state, says MP
HULU SELANGOR: Barisan Nasional is ready to recapture Selangor from the opposition in the 14th General Election.
Hulu Selangor member of parliament Datuk P. Kamalanathan said this was based on the fighting spirit he sensed from those in BN when the prime minister launched the Selangor BN election machinery yesterday.
“The fighting spirit (among the BN coalition) is at its peak. The tone has been positive.
“There is eagerness to set aside all internal conflicts and give our all in the political battlefield,” he said at SJK(T) Ladang Batang Kali.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak spent 30 minutes at the school mingling with pupils, parents and teachers.
He was accompanied by Selangor BN chairman Tan Sri Noh Omar, who is also urban wellbeing, housing and local government minister; Education Minister Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid, and Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S. Subramaniam.
Najib also looked at a design plan to build a single-classroom kindergarten at the school and visited the construction site.
It was reported that the government would introduce preschool education in 300 Tamil primary schools nationwide, to provide early childhood education and exposure to the Tamil language.
The Federal Government was reported to have allocated RM10 million for the first phase of the project which will involve 50 national-type, Tamil primary schools.
Najib presented identification documents, including MyKad and birth certificates, to 16 Malaysians including young children.
Two of the recipients were brothers, 14-year-old Sarlish and 13-year-old Slylish, who had issues getting their MyKad because their parents did not register their marriage.
Their parents have now separated and the two brothers have been under the care of their 66-year-old grandmother, R. Amgamah.
“From today (yesterday), I can have a good sleep because my grandsons’ MyKad issues have given me sleepless nights for years.
“I want them to have the best education possible so that they can have a better life and contribute to society,” Amgamah said.
Sarlish said he wanted to become a doctor, while his brother Slylish aspired to become a police inspector.