There are signs BN will recapture Kedah – Shafie

(Bernama) — Umno leaders especially at the division level are urged to continue to get close to the rakyat as there are indications that Kedah will revert to the Barisan Nasional (BN) in the next general election.

Kedah Umno Liaison chairman Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal said it was most important to champion the cause of the people by going down to the grassroots to listen to their woes and resolve the problems faced by them.

“The sentiments toward change have emerged in Kedah and the leaders must get down to ensure that the BN takes back the state (administration),” he said in his speech at the launching of the ‘Juara Rakyat’ Programme for the Pendang Parliamentary constituency, at the Kompleks Paya Mat Insun, near here Saturday.

He said signs of a change in the sentiments of the people could be seen clearly because every programme organised by the BN, particularly Umno, such as the Juara Rakyat Programme, received encouraging response.

The Juara Rakyat Programme was launched by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak in Rawang, Selangor, on Jan 9 to show that Umno accepted the signals sent by the rakyat that they should get closer to the people after being rejected in the 12th general election.