Cheap sugar and rice at BN carnivals in Sungai Limau a big worry to PAS
(TMI) – Perhaps it is due to the carnival response that Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, the Umno deputy president, expressed confidence that the BN candidate can win the by-election.
Carnival-like programmes the Barisan Nasional organised in the final hours of the Sungai Limau by-election campaign have got PAS worrying over its chances of defending the seat.
The huge turnout at the carnivals, particularly in Bukit Besar, a PAS stronghold, has caused concern among the Islamist party’s leadership.
“For sure our numbers show an increase in voter response but the response the BN programmes are getting is worrying,” said PAS Research Centre chief executive Dr Dzulkefly Ahmad, who has been in Sungai Limau since nomination day.
BN organised a shopping-like carnival in Bukit Besar, located 19km from Alor Star. It was packed as word spread that household essentials were sold well below market price.
And while the BN government recently removed a subsidy that caused the price of sugar to go up, a 1kg bag of sugar was only sold for RM1.00 at the carnival.
A 5kg bag of rice was sold for RM5. The sale of the cheap goods caused massive congestion as people in this constituency scrambled to get the items until 11.45pm yesterday.
The usual price of a 5kg bag of rice is between RM18 to RM20.
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