DAP won’t give up Jelapang state seat
Perak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham hopes PSM would not play the role of a spoiler in the coming 13th general election.
Free Malaysia Today) – Perak DAP chief Ngeh Koo Ham today brushed off calls by Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) that the Jelapang state seat be allocated to PSM, hence paving the way for a possible three-cornered contest.
“How can PSM ask for a DAP winning seat? I hope PSM would not become spoilers (in the 13th coming general election) ,” said Ngeh, who is also Bruas MP and Sitiawan state assemblyman.
Yesterday, PSM central committee member Dr D Michael Jeyakumar said the Jelapang state seat in Perak should be allocated to PSM in the upcoming national polls.
“We should get the seat. DAP got the seat and lost the (state)government,” he said.
PSM argued that it should get the seat since Jelapang state assemblywoman Hee Yit Foong quit the DAP in 2009 that led to the fall of the Pakatan Rakyat government in Perak. Hee is now an independent aligned with the Barisan Nasional.
Ngeh also casts doubts over PSM’s loyalty towards Pakatan.
“PSM declared it is Pakatan-friendly but it is not bound by the decisions made by Pakatan,” Ngeh said.
He added that PSM’s candidate in the 2008 general election, M Sarasvathy, had lost her deposit.
