DAP and its ally PSM at odds over Jelapang

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The DAP and its ally Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) are now both at odds over who should contest the Jalapang state seat in Perak come next general elections.

The seat is currently held by Hee Yit Foong, presently claim herself to be an independent state assemblyman but clearly seen friendly to BN in the state legislative assembly. Hee had previously contested and won the state seat under the DAP ticket but resigned from the party a year later. Her resignation had also prompted the fall of the Pakatan Rakyat-led Perak state government in February 2009.

DAP has in actual fact already established a very strong foundation in the opposition coalition Pakatan since 2008, and with this, we are in the opinion that DAP should give PSM an opportunity to take on the seat in the next general elections. We know that in the last general elections, PSM members too have been campaigning hard for DAP. So, why not pave one seat to PSM in order for them to prove their worth.

Furthermore, the Perak DAP leadership should realize that Hee's departure from the party which had contributed to the fall of the Pakatan state government in February 2009 was also partly due to the way the cousins, Datuk Ngeh Koo Ham and Nga Kor Ming control the state party apparatus. The Ngeh-Nga cousins should admit that too.

Their warlordism had also irked some party leaders and members in the state into an open battle not only once but many times. The other faction currently oppose to the Ngeh-Nga cousins are led by Ipoh Timur MP, M.Kulasegaran and Batu Gajah MP Fong Poh Kuan. Kulasegaran is currently the state party deputy chairman, while Fong seats in the state committee as an ordinary member.

In this case, DAP should stop being an overlord over so many things that it would never able to handle at one time and give its ally a chance. PSM although not part of the opposition Pakatan coalition has been working very closely with the all Pakatan component parties, PKR, DAP and PAS all these years.

PSM had proven its case and commitment. So, let them try Jelapang.

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