Chua to jelajah until after GE13
Warm greetings from Chua to night market
customers.
GELANG PATAH (March 9, 2013): After seven
day-long walkabouts to greet the Chinese community Gong Xi Fa Cai during the recent Chinese New Year festive season,
Johor PKR chairman Chua Jui Meng kicked off another election campaign trail
today.
“It’s
going to be a continuous jelajah to
touch base with the rakyat until
after the 13th General Election (GE13). I will continue with the
walkabouts to meet the rakyat and
distribute campaign leaflets.
“The
Gong Xi Fa Cai walkabout and
distribution of mandarin oranges gave me the opportunity to extend warm
handshakes to about 30,000 people.
“There
is still much ground to cover in Gelang Patah which has some 106,000 registered
voters,” he said.
Chua obliging requests for a photo
shoot.
Chua
said his target was to win the hearts and minds of Johoreans to help ensure
Pakatan Rakyat (PR) “wins big” in this so called Barisan Nasional (BN) bastion
state.
“From
my walkabouts, the body language of Johoreans had been clear and encouraging
for PR.
“From
the seven previous walkabouts, the people had been very responsive and
displayed clear support to PR.
“However,
it will be wrong for us to take such support for granted. Therefore, I will
continue to walk and cover as much ground as possible.
“My
target is not only for PR to win big, it’s also for PKR to win the lion’s share
of the seats in Johor. As an experienced politician, I have to make this happen
for the rakyat, specifically for
Johoreans,” he added.
In
his walkabout in the Taman Ungku Tun Aminah Pasar Malam (night market) from
6.30pm to 10.30pm, the body language of the people towards PKR remained
positively strong.
Chua
and his Gelang Patah PKR election steering committee members, supporters and
members distributed leaflets on current issues afflicting the nation, caused by
Barisan Nasional (BN)’s incompetence and corrupt ways.
In
the four-hour walkabout, Chua also obliged the request of Johoreans who wanted
to be photographed with him and others who wanted to discuss politics.
Here’s
a collection of pix of the walkabout:
