Prediction of BN landslide won’t affect outcome, says DAP’s Sim
Yesterday
Faiz Zainudin
The DAP deputy secretary-general said his party would focus on working hard on the ground, “no matter what predictions people make”
DAP deputy secretary-general Steven Sim said DAP would focus on working hard on the ground ‘no matter what predictions people make’.
SEGAMAT: A prediction of a landslide victory for Barisan Nasional in Johor is merely an assumption and has no bearing on the outcome at the ballot box, says DAP deputy secretary-general Steven Sim.
Sim said election seasons frequently saw predictions from various parties, but the results lay in the hands of voters.
“Some predictions come from intellectuals, others come from experts, and some come from Pak Belalang,” he said, referring to the classic Malay folk character who pretended to be a fortuneteller.
DAP would focus on working hard on the ground, “no matter what predictions people make”, he said after attending a meet-and-greet with entrepreneurs in Jementah as deputy entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister. DAP’s Ng Kor Sim is the PH candidate for the Jementah state seat.
Sim’s comments were in response to a prediction by Ong Kian Ming, a former DAP central leadership member and former Bangi MP, who said that BN could end up sweeping 53 of the 56 available on July 11, or 13 more than the 40 it won in 2022. He said PH was likely to take the remaining three seats while Perikatan Nasional could be wiped out.
Sim said DAP’s confidence in victory was based not on predictions, but on the continuous efforts of its leaders and party machinery to win over voters. “We’ll only take such predictions as a point of reference, no matter where they come from. What is important is that we continue to strive,” he said.
Sim said election seasons frequently saw predictions from various parties, but the results lay in the hands of voters.
“Some predictions come from intellectuals, others come from experts, and some come from Pak Belalang,” he said, referring to the classic Malay folk character who pretended to be a fortuneteller.
DAP would focus on working hard on the ground, “no matter what predictions people make”, he said after attending a meet-and-greet with entrepreneurs in Jementah as deputy entrepreneur development and cooperatives minister. DAP’s Ng Kor Sim is the PH candidate for the Jementah state seat.
Sim’s comments were in response to a prediction by Ong Kian Ming, a former DAP central leadership member and former Bangi MP, who said that BN could end up sweeping 53 of the 56 available on July 11, or 13 more than the 40 it won in 2022. He said PH was likely to take the remaining three seats while Perikatan Nasional could be wiped out.
Sim said DAP’s confidence in victory was based not on predictions, but on the continuous efforts of its leaders and party machinery to win over voters. “We’ll only take such predictions as a point of reference, no matter where they come from. What is important is that we continue to strive,” he said.
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