{"id":27152,"date":"2022-03-02T17:30:34","date_gmt":"2022-03-02T09:30:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=27152"},"modified":"2022-03-03T12:32:59","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T04:32:59","slug":"punish-those-who-use-elections-to-secure-power","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/punish-those-who-use-elections-to-secure-power\/","title":{"rendered":"Punish those who use elections to secure power"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/KULA1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-27154\" width=\"782\" height=\"469\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/KULA1.jpg 620w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/KULA1-300x180.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/03\/KULA1-465x279.jpg 465w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 782px) 100vw, 782px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Something&nbsp;has changed. BN has gone from ultra-confident to unsure in a matter of days. Looking at Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan&#8217;s latest statement, Umno seems to have drastically&nbsp;changed its tune.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Hasan has said Umno will continue to push for an early general election whether or not Barisan Nasional wins at the Johor state election.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I call upon Johor voters to punish a reckless and greedy Umno for putting the people of Malaysia at risk just to fulfil&nbsp;their quest for ultimate power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Initially&nbsp;Umno said that they wanted to create &#8220;political&nbsp;stability&#8221; which is why they dissolved&nbsp;the state assembly. No one believed&nbsp;this cocky statement, but it was Umno&#8217;s stand. People were of the thought that there was no need for a state election when Covid-19 infection rates were sky high.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>But from Hasan&#8217;s statement, it seems that this might not be achieved after all. So isn&#8217;t it a huge waste of public funds? Especially when GE15 is just around the corner?&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Does Umno want to control as many states as they can so they can manipulate the state machinery during GE15? If&nbsp;so, does this&nbsp;also&nbsp;mean&nbsp;they are not confident of winning GE15?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>What happens if the number of seats won in the present&nbsp;ongoing&nbsp;state election does not change and&nbsp;it&#8217;s&nbsp;similar to before the state assembly was dissolved? Will there be another state election to elect a &#8220;stable&#8221; government?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Very clearly the voters interest has been compromised and the agenda of UMNO-BN has been given priority!!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>I call upon voters to ensure BN does not win the Johor election as that may almost immediately trigger a General Election. A greedy BN would want the GE to be held when Covid-19 cases are high because they feel that what happened in Melaka will repeat on a national scale. Do not let them control your votes in this manner.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For political&nbsp;maturity and stability, vote the opposition&nbsp;as polling day approaches. Let&#8217;s take our mandate back.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>M.&nbsp;Kula&nbsp;Segaran, <\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MP Ipoh Barat<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Something&nbsp;has changed. BN has gone from ultra-confident to unsure in a matter of days. Looking at Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan&#8217;s latest statement, Umno seems to have drastically&nbsp;changed its tune. Hasan has said Umno will continue to push for an early general election whether or not Barisan Nasional wins at the Johor state election. 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