MELAKA – For the sake of public health and safety, all quarters including political parties should provide their full cooperation by complying with the Health Ministry’s (MoH) restrictions on Melaka state election campaign activities, said Chief Minister Datuk Seri Sulaiman Md Ali.
He said that this is important to reduce the risk of Covid-19 infections.
Sulaiman said other methods can be used for campaigning, including social media platforms such as Facebook and Twitter.
“Although these methods might seem new, I’m confident that all parties contesting are prepared with methods that comply with the set standard operating procedures (SOPs). We need to comply with the SOPs to ensure that Covid-19 does not spread… to me, it’s best we comply,” he said after presenting aid in conjunction with Deepavali celebrations to 160 recipients at Seri Bendahara in Ayer Keroh here today.
Health Minister Khairy Jamaluddin announced yesterday that in addition to social gatherings and events, election machinery launch events are also not allowed from today till November 27.
Based on observations by MoH, Khairy said social events and gatherings where attendees failed to comply with SOPs contributed to a rise in Covid-19 cases and clusters in the country.
The Election Commission has set November 8 as the nomination day for the Melaka election and November 20 for polling.
The Melaka election was called following the dissolution of the state legislative assembly on October 4 after four assemblymen withdrew their support for Sulaiman. – Bernama, October 25, 2021
