Ku Li: BN leaders contesting in GE15 on Perikatan ticket not true party fighters
Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who is the incumbent Gua Musang Member of Parliament, said the party’s move in dropping some old faces from the list of candidates for GE15 did not mean that they (old faces) are not good, but to feature new faces who can serve the people better. — Bernama pic
Friday, 04 Nov 2022 6:20 PM MYT
GUA MUSANG, Nov 4 — Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah described the two Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders who will contest in the 15th General Election (GE15) on the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ticket as “not true party fighters”.
He said a true leader would understand that the party leadership needed candidates who are more eligible to serve the people.
Tengku Razaleigh, who is the incumbent Gua Musang Member of Parliament (MP), said the party’s move in dropping some old faces from the list of candidates for GE15 did not mean that they (old faces) are not good, but to feature new faces who can serve the people better.
“My time will also come when I may no longer be nominated by the party to contest again. So we have to understand. The fact is, we want the party to win, not we (personally) to win,” he told reporters after opening the Ku Li Cup Netball Tournament at Bukit Cekati, here today.
Tengku Razaleigh said politicians should realise that there is an expiry period for their services.
“We are a tool for the people and also for the party. When the time comes, we have to leave the scene,” he added.
Yesterday PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang announced that caretaker federal territories minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, who is the incumbent Arau MP, and caretaker deputy housing and local government minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abdul Muttalib, the incumbent Maran MP, will defend their respective seats as PN candidates,
Both of them were dropped as candidates for GE15 by BN. — Bernama
Friday, 04 Nov 2022 6:20 PM MYT
GUA MUSANG, Nov 4 — Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah described the two Barisan Nasional (BN) leaders who will contest in the 15th General Election (GE15) on the Perikatan Nasional (PN) ticket as “not true party fighters”.
He said a true leader would understand that the party leadership needed candidates who are more eligible to serve the people.
Tengku Razaleigh, who is the incumbent Gua Musang Member of Parliament (MP), said the party’s move in dropping some old faces from the list of candidates for GE15 did not mean that they (old faces) are not good, but to feature new faces who can serve the people better.
“My time will also come when I may no longer be nominated by the party to contest again. So we have to understand. The fact is, we want the party to win, not we (personally) to win,” he told reporters after opening the Ku Li Cup Netball Tournament at Bukit Cekati, here today.
Tengku Razaleigh said politicians should realise that there is an expiry period for their services.
“We are a tool for the people and also for the party. When the time comes, we have to leave the scene,” he added.
Yesterday PAS president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang announced that caretaker federal territories minister Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim, who is the incumbent Arau MP, and caretaker deputy housing and local government minister Datuk Seri Ismail Abdul Muttalib, the incumbent Maran MP, will defend their respective seats as PN candidates,
Both of them were dropped as candidates for GE15 by BN. — Bernama
Zahid should have the courage to sack those who stand under other party's banner or as independents.
ReplyDeleteThis is an act of defiance and must not be tolerated if he (Zahid) were to claim moral leadership.