PASIR SALAK – Umno is aiming to recapture the Pasir Salak parliamentary constituency and the two state seats within it in the next general election, said Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
“I hope in the 16th general election or in the next state election, we will wrest back the two state seats in Pasir Salak. In fact, Insya-Allah we will also recapture the Pasir Salak parliamentary seat,” said the party president.
He said this in his speech at the Pasir Salak Umno Aidilfitri open house in Kg Gajah here today, which was also attended by Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Saarani Mohamad.
The parliamentary constituency and the two state seats under it were won by Perikatan Nasional in the last general election, with Jamaludin Yahya capturing Pasir Salak, and Datuk Zainol Fadzi Paharudin and Zafarulazhan Zan winning the Sg Manik and Kg Gajah state seats respectively.
On another matter, Zahid, who is deputy prime minister and rural and regional development minister, announced that the road and bridge linking Bagan Datuk to Kg Sejagop would be opened to the public on May 31.
“I would like to confirm and announce in Pasir Salak that by hook or by crook, the new bridge must be opened to the people of Pasir Salak and Bagan Datuk on May 31.
“I hope this will benefit us not only in terms of better infrastructure but also development of the economy and people in Kg Gajah, and the Pasir Salak and Bagan Datuk parliamentary constituencies,” he added.
Last April 11, the Public Works Department said in a statement that the opening had been postponed to the end of May instead of the Aidilfitri period.
At today’s event, Saarani also submitted an application for the redevelopment of the Pasir Salak Historical Complex to the Tourism, Arts, and Culture Ministry through Zahid. – Bernama, April 29, 2023
