Military families are now postal voters, claims PAS
By FMT Staff
KOTA BARU: Umno-Barisan Nasional is moving to consolidate its grip on Putrajaya by upping the number of postal voters in the country, according to PAS.
Officials in the party noted that the ruling coalition had directed all wives and children of the uniformed corp to register as postal voters.
Describing the latest Umno-BN strategy as a last-ditch attempt at securing itself, Kelantan PAS new recruits bureau chief Abdul Fattah Mahmood said that it was the only way the ruling coalition could confirm a win for itself in the 13th general election.
“Postal votes are its (BN) lifeline. Before it was just the soldiers and policemen; now the coalition is registering wives and children.
“BN is without any options now. It is the only way for it to secure a victory in the coming election and keep Putrajaya, ” he said.
Fattah said that Umno-BN had failed in its efforts to win over the Chinese and Indian communities.
“BN was always dependent on these two communities. They were the coalition’s crutch, but Pakatan Rakyat broke this dependence.
“So now BN is using its final lifeline. We in Pakatan have repeatedly said Malaysia is a free country and postal votes should be abolished.
“But unfortunately BN is increasing the postal votes,” he said, adding that “postal votes are a misfortune for Malaysia’s democratic system”.
Insidious attempt
The regime’s insidious attempt to bolster support has prompted PAS to issue a warning to all Pakatan-administered states.
