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Segamat (13th General Election on May 5, 2013)
46,262 (20,093/43.43% Malays;
21,393/46.24% Chinese; 4,641/10.03% Indians)
Vote for Change, for our children’s future
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Chua pushing to his limit in his
election campaign
People in Segamat give Chua a warm
welcome.
SEGAMAT (April 13, 2013): Despite having
to leave here for Johor Baru to launch the Johor Pakatan Rakyat (PR) manifesto
today, PKR chairman Chua Jui Meng still had the energy to go on a walkabout at
the pasar malam (night market)
outside the Segamat wet market.
“I
am pushing myself to the limit in my election campaign because I cannot afford
to take the support of the people here for granted.
“Despite
tremendous positive body language from the people of Segamat in my day-to-night
walkabouts to extend handshakes to the people and to distribute flyers
containing information on the country’s current ills, no thanks to the Barisan
Nasional (BN), the winds of change appear to be much bigger than 2008.
Chua stressing a point to these two
Indian women on why BN must be sent to the Opposition bench in Parliament and
state.
“All
Johor PKR candidates for parliamentary and state seats cannot afford to rest on
their laurels.
“Yes,
people appear to want change and are willing to give PR a chance to govern
after the 13th General Election on May 5. But it is politically
suicidal to underestimate the might of Barisan Nasional (BN).”
In
Johor Baru, Chua seized the opportunity to accompany Jen (B) Md Hashim Hussein visit media offices after
breakfast at 10am.
He then left for a hotel in Johor Baru for the
launching of Johor PR’s manifesto.
The 15-point manifesto promises:
Ø Free
10 cubic metres of water to domestic users;
Ø To
reduce assessment tax;
Ø To
reduce property tax;
Ø Senior
citizens’ Takaful scheme to give RM2,500 to help ease a family bereavement
Ø Anak
Emas Johor Education Fund – RM100 for every child born and RM1,500 at aged 18;
Ø RM1,000
aid for every Johor-born child furthering his/her tertiary education;
Ø To
create 40,000 job opportunities in two years;
Ø To
implement a minimum monthly wage of RM1,100 for Johor civil servants.
Ø To
launch the Ladang Sejahtera project to help eradicate poverty;
Ø To
write off outstanding parking summonses by PBT;
Ø Program
Gerbang Perkahwinan Anak Muda – RM1,000 for every pair of newly weds
participating in mass weddings;
Ø Free
Wifi at main housing estates;
Ø To
set up a Tabung Anak Muda Sejahtera programme to help develop youth development
in business;
Ø To
implement a One Family, One House Policy; and
Ø To
set up a Tabung Armalah for the preparation of initial capital aid to help
youths kick start.
Chua
delivering his address at the launch of the Johor PR manifesto.
In his address, Chua said Barisan Nasional (BN) was
currently bankrupting Malaysia.
He said the PR manifesto was a hamba rakyat (people’s servant) not a servant of politicians.
“There will be no discrimination in extending aid to
Malaysians,” he added.
After the launch at 5pm, Chua rushed back to Segamat
for his Jelajah Pasar Malam.
Here’s more pix for the day and night:
