Changkat Jong ours, says Amanah after DAP names candidate

Changkat Jong ours, says Amanah after DAP names candidate

Teluk Intan division chief Ahmad Munzirie Ahmad Kabir says it was previously agreed that the state seat would go to his party.

Amanah divisional leader Ahmad Munzirie Ahmad Kabir said there was an agreement to allocate Changkat Jong to his party. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA:
Amanah’s Teluk Intan division chief Ahmad Munzirie Ahmad Kabir has disputed the naming of a DAP candidate for the Changkat Jong state seat.

Ahmad said there was an agreement between the two parties for the seat to be allocated to Amanah.

DAP had named Badrul Hisham Badarudin as its candidate.

However, Ahmad said Changkat Jong had been allocated to Amanah based on an agreement on a ratio of 2 DAP-reserved seats to 1 Amanah-reserved seat.

He said Muhaimin Sulam had been named as the Amanah candidate.

“The Pasir Bedamar state seat and the Teluk Intan parliamentary seat are both contested by DAP candidates,” he said. “So Changkat Jong is for Amanah.”

In the 2018 general election, Pakatan Harapan (PH) assigned Changkat Jong to Bersatu whose candidate ended up losing narrowly by just 67 votes.

He said there should not be any ‘wrestling’ over Changkat Jong and it should be respected by all component parties of PH.

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