Obviously PKR Johor and Chua Jui Meng had been putting a lot of their effort and resources in hammering BN in Gelang Patah. After the last 2 unsuccessful attempts, they have made substantial inroads on the ground, thanks to a dedicated team that worked relentlessly to establish PKR's presence. They were confident that they could win it in the coming GE13. But now their eight years of effort is only going to benefit Lim Kit Siang and DAP.
DAP's excuse that Gelang Patah was formerly a DAP seat is really too lame to be accepted. PKR being a much younger political entity than either of its partners, could not possibly have established a traditional base prior to its formation in 1999. It was in 2003 that PKR in its current form first formalised arrangements with its pact partners, and it was natural to assume that the agreed seats allocation of that time would be basis of developing PKR's power base, at least in Johor.
In the following years after that 2003 agreement, PKR continued to develop a number of its Johor bases, one of which is Gelang Patah. When Chua Jui Meng became the Head of PKR Johor, naturally it was assumed that Gelang Patah would be where he takes his fight. The best of Johor's PKR cadres were brought in from all over the state and Gelang Patah became the spearhead into their fight for Johor. AMK Gelang Patah was involved in almost all the major PKR programmes in the state, working hand in hand with their comrades from Pasir Gudang and Tebrau, going as far as Mersing and Pengerang with their fight.
During the recent seat allocation discussions, when Dr Boo declared that DAP will contest in Gelang Patah, Chua offered a trade off with Bakri. DAP declined, it will keep Bakri and it wanted Gelang Patah back as it was just a loan to PKR, very much similar to Jamalul Kiram's claim on Sabah. Instead, DAP offered Chua a loan of Segamat for GE13, another traditionally DAP seat. It didn't make sense to Chua as Segamat was contested by DAP in the last two general elections.
When Dr Boo called for DSAI and DS Dr Wan Azizah to come down to Johor and lead PKR, it was a message for the PKR de facto leader. Chua was hoping that DSAI will insist that Gelang Patah will be contested by PKR, but that didn't happen. DAP, or more precisely Dr Boo, had sent his message to Anwar and the message was heard and a decision was made. Betraying Chua wasn't difficult for Anwar, he has done it to better men.
Now Chua and PKR Johor will have to be wary. Segamat has always been a DAP seat too. It is just a matter of time.
The whole Gelang Patah saga and the public humiliation of Chua Jui Meng was ochestrated by DAP Johor Chairman Dr Boo Cheng Hau with him concentrating his attacks in the Chinese papers while his Deputy Norman Fernandez focussed in the English papers.
ReplyDeleteStrangely, there is very little voice of support for Chua Jui Meng from PKR Johor save for a few of Chua Jui Meng's Chinese cliques in Johor PKR.
PKR has always been about the political survival of Anwar Ibrahim. It has no room for anyone else.
DeleteSo it seems. I will not be surprise if Anwar were to joint DAP, after GE13. DAP too, must ensure that Anwar wins, if they wants him as PM. Wonder where this Rear Admiral will be contesting this time around. Maybe PAS could give Anwar a safe seat in Kelantan.
DeleteThat won't happen. DAP won't have him for his questionable morals and he won't be second to anyone else in any organisation.
DeleteAgree with 00:11
Delete'He has to be on top'....ha ha ha
DeleteI used to say,and I said it again, that if "ABU" campaign were to success and UMNO were not able to form the government DAP will take the lead of this country and forms the new government,new history will be created then.
ReplyDeleteThough some may say it's impossible but with 45 seats of Chinese majority out of 222,which DAP are confident to win [remember ABU] is their main target not BN ,there so much possible that those seat win under BN with non Malay candidate, will crossed over to DAP making DAP a much stronger to lead ,though with simple majority as Anuar as their binding force though he will be a puppet king but enough to fulfill his aspiration .
I used to say and I said it again, 'Melayu bepolitik bebuih mulut, Cina bepolitik pakai strategy'.
haha.. eat ur heart our jui meng..
ReplyDeletethat dsai likes to cucuk depan belakang kiri dan kanan is a fact now cast in stone!
PKR is dead, its support base has been decimated thanks ironically the DAP using its Chinese chauvinism platform which created a negative reaction among Malay voters plus with the PAS shiite with the Allah issue may backfire and cause resentment among Malats who see PR as a DAP led ponzi scheme.
ReplyDeleteIronically the DAP support base who think they are racially syperior, well educated and gods gift fo humanity will end up voting for Rear Admiral who was in UMNO and lose big time....and the bo us, no Chinese minister in the coming new cabinet
IF MCA, Gerakan, MIC get wiped out in GE13, these voter bases will be lost to BN forever. Same goes for some east Malaysia parties. Will make politics here more polarised. This seems to be Pakatan strategy, not looking at individual personalities/politicians.
ReplyDeleteEh?
ReplyDeleteBelum Pilihanraya dah 'Decimated'
Namapknya anda tak dapat beza antara Mimpi dan Realiti.
Dalam Mimpi Anda PR Decimated tetapi dalam Reality BN Kena Decimated!
Heh Heh
Eh? On my screen it reads "PKR decimated..." How did Anon 15:38 calibrate his/her/its screen to get "PR decimated"? It is important to get the title correct, because the posting is talking about how PKR - not PR - got shafted by their own ally, the DAP, in Johor.
DeleteIf you bothered to read the post, then you would know you don't need to wait for electoral results. PKR is already imploding all over the place even now.