P.140
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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‘Save yourselves from financial and
economic ruin’
Chua delivering his ceramah on a decorated lorry.
SEGAMAT (April 17, 2013): Johor PKR
chairman Chua Jui Meng says Malaysians, especially Johoreans, must help
themselves and save Malaysia from financial and economic ruin.
“When
Abdullah (Ahmad Badawi) took over from Mahathir (Mohamed) as prime minister in
2008, he whispered to me that Mahathir had left him an empty federal treasury.
“The
federal debt was then only about RM250 billion. Today, it is said to be at more
than RM800 billion.
“We
are all living off from borrowings. We cannot allow the corrupt Umno-led
Barisan Nasional (BN) to continue with its plundering ways and lead us to
untold economic sufferings,” he said at an impromptu ceramah in Pekan Jabi tonight.
A common scene at a pasar malam whenever Chua goes on his walkabout to shake hands with
the people. Chinese, Malays and Indians would request for photorgraphs to be
taken with him.
Chua
said Johoreans would be able to bring about changes in state and federal
governments by joining others in the peninsula for a bigger political tsunami
than the last general election.
“After
55 years, it is clear Umno cannot change its corrupt ways or reform for the
better. After five years, you can see how clean Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state
governments manage and deliver for the people,” he added.
Chua,
who is also PKR vice-president, said Malaysians would end up with fast rising
cost of living “if the BN is returned to power”.
“A
BN government is waiting to implement the GST and raise the price of oil up to
RM2.60 per litre for RON95. This will trigger a domino inflationary effect on
all goods and services,” he added.
Chua introducing himself to a Malay
eatery operator in Pekan Jabi.
Chua
said he joined PKR in 2009 not for position but “because I truly believe that I
need to help reform this country for my 10 grandchildren’s future”.
“We
must realise a two-party system for a secure future. I left MCA after failing
to convince its members to support me for reformation.
“Anwar
(Ibrahim) then approached me and convinced me to join him in his political
reform movement. I am most impressed with his commitment to lead a clean
government that cares for Malaysians.
“Anwar
has also been consistent in his promise that the PR government will do away
with all race-based policies and be a prime minister for all Malaysians.
“By
doing away with race-based policies and with a relatively corrupt-free
government, we will be able to fast track genuine economic growth for all
Malaysians because of savings from leakages and foreign investor confidence,”
he added.
Chua
today spent five hours (10am to 3pm) meeting and discussing campaign strategies
and activities with various groups of supporters and volunteers, and inspecting
the progress of the Segamat-Sekijang joint main elections operations centre in
Taman Utama, off Jalan Buloh Kasap.
The
centre comprises two three-storey shop lots, believed to be the biggest in
Johor.
He
also went on a two-hour-long walkabout at Pekan Jabi and the Pasar Malam before
delivering his ceramah.
Here
are the pictures for the day and night:
