Kubu Umno di Johor semakin retak!

KOTA BHARU, 14 Mei (Hrkh) - Umno kini hanya mampu berkubu di Johor bagi meneruskan kelangsungan politik di negara ini.Apabila kubu itu berjaya diroboh bermakna Umno akan lenyap di semenanjung.

Namun kini ternyata Umno tidak lagi kebal di Johor apabila Pakatan Rakyat berjaya bertapak kukuh pada pilihan raya umum lalu.

Naib Presiden PAS, Dato' Husam Musa berkata, perubahan pola politik di Johor semakin jelas sekarang apabila rakyat mulai sedar terhadap perkembangan politik negara.

"Dianggarkan tidak kurang rakyat 29 kawasan Dewan Undangan Negeri (Dun) dan Parlimen di Johor sudah menampakkan riak perubahan.

"Kawasan itu sedang menunggu untuk merubah lanskap politik khususnya dalam pilihan raya umum akan datang," katanya pada majlis mesra bersama sukarelawan Tabung Amanah Tok Kenali baru-baru ini.

Menurut beliau sebelum ini Johor terkenal sebagai 'Darul Umno', namun pada pilihan raya umum lalu beberapa kubu Umno sudah berjaya dirobohkan.

"Saya ada menerima maklumat daripada penyokong Pakatan Rakyat kaum India di Johor yang mengatakan PAS kini sudah berada di hadapan kerana berjaya memecahkan benteng pertahanan Umno di negeri itu," ujarnya.

Menurutnya rakyat di negara ini sudah melihat PAS dan Pakatan Rakyat semakin hampir menguasai politik negara.

Oleh itu beliau berharap anggota parti di semua peringkat perlu menggerakkan jentera bagi mendekati masyarakat khususnya golongan bukan Melayu.

Pada majlis itu beliau berharap sukarelawan Tok Kenali melaksanakan tanggung jawab melaksanakan tugas dengan sistematik bagi membantu menyelesaikan masalah rakyat.

Kata beliau, Presiden Barrak Obama memenangi pilihan raya Amerika tahun lepas hasil usaha sukarelawan yang turun ke bawah sewaktu kempen pilihan raya.

"Untuk itu saya mencadangkan sukarelawan kita turun ke bawah bersama masyarakat dengan mengedarkan risalah kepada rakyat," ujarnya.

Hadir sama pada majlis itu Pengurus Tabung Amanah Tok Kenali, Mohd Khir Zahri Abdul Ghani dan Timbalannya, Rosli Abdullah serta 200 sukarelawan. - mks. _

Salmah Mat Husain

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Nizar out as MB again

By Lee Wei Lian - The Malaysian Insider

PUTRAJAYA, May 12 - Approximately 22 hours after the Kuala Lumpur High Court ruled that he was the rightful mentri besar of Perak, Datuk Seri Nizar Jamaluddin is now unable to act as mentri besar again after the Court of Appeal granted an unconditional stay of yesterday's High Court order.

Judge Datuk Ramly Haji Ali said that he was satisfied that there were special circumstances and granted the stay order to Datuk Seri Zambry Abdul Kadir at about 1.15 pm.

The effect of the stay order is that Nizar cannot act as mentri besar pending the appeal of yesterday's High Court decision by Zambry.

The date of appeal was not determined but Ramly said that he will set an early appeal date.

Datuk Cecil Abraham, the lead counsel for Zambry said that since Nizar, was seeking to use his position as mentri besar to seek a dissolution of the state assembly, it would render the actual appeal by Zambry unnecessary and thus a stay of yesterday's order was required.

Sulaiman Abdullah, the lead counsel for Nizar argued however, that the decision to dissolve the state assembly was the perrogative of the Sultan of Perak and that there was no guarantee that the Sultan would agree to a dissolution pending Zambry's appeal.

Nizar's lawyers are now exploring the possibility of setting aside the stay order but will seek instructions from their client first.

Mohd Hafarizam Harun who was holding a watching brief for Barisan Nasional told reporters that Nizar should now do what Zambry had done and respect the court's decision and vacate the office of mentri besar honorably.

Nizar's lawyers were unhappy that there was insufficient notice given for today's hearing as the notice was served on them only this morning.

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