Kedah DAP going alone if demands not met

(NST) – Kedah DAP is going alone in the coming general election if its demand for two parliamentary seats and six state constituencies is not met by the Pakatan Rakyat leadership.

Its chief Lee Guan Aik said the party was prepared to have three-cornered fights with Parti Keadilan Rakyat and Barisan Nasional should the Pakatan Rakyat leadership ignores its demand to contest in the Alor Setar and Padang Serai parliamentary constituencies.

“The same goes with the Bakar Bata, Derga, Bakar Arang, Gurun and Lunas state seats.
  “Of course, I will defend my Kota Darulaman state seat,” he told reporters here yesterday.

 A very upset Lee said he was appalled with opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim for naming Kedah PKR legal bureau chief Gooi Hsiao Leung to contest the Alor Setar parliamentary constituency during a ceramah at Taman Berjaya here on Sunday night.

“He can say whatever he wants to say for the Alor Setar parliamentary seat.

 “As far as Kedah DAP is concerned, the seat allocation in Kedah for Pakatan Rakyat has yet to be finalised,” he said.     

 Incidentally, PKR had also named one of its vice-presidents N. Surendran to contest in Padang Serai. However, Lee did not comment on the matter. 

 Meanwhile, Kedah PKR chief Datuk Wan Salleh Wan Isa, when contacted, said Lee should not kick up a fuss over Anwar’s announcement.

He said Gooi’s candidacy had been decided by the Pakatan Rakyat presidential council and that the decision was final.

 “Lee should just heed the council’s decision because the Pakatan Rakyat leadership knows what is best for Alor Setar.

  “He should stop criticising because it is not good for us as we plan to take over Putrajaya,” he said.