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Trust top brass on seat allocation, Asyraf Wajdi tells grassroots leaders

Umno man takes swipe at ‘last-minute lobbying’

Updated 2 years ago · Published on 22 Jun 2023 6:32PM

Trust top brass on seat allocation, Asyraf Wajdi tells grassroots leaders
Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has urged grassroots leaders not to demand for seats for the coming state polls after the top leaders of Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional have decided on the seat allocations. – AZIM RAHMAN/The Vibes file pic, June 22, 2023

KUALA LUMPUR – Unity government secretariat head Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has urged grassroots leaders not to demand for seats for the coming state polls after the top leaders of Pakatan Harapan (PH) and Barisan Nasional (BN) have decided on the seat allocations.

“Everyone can ask, but once we have decided at meetings, we leave it to the top leadership’s wisdom.

“Furthermore, 99.7% (of seat allocations) have been settled,” he said.

He was commenting on Hulu Selangor Amanah division Youth chief Abdul Mun’im Roslin’s objection to Umno’s desire to contest in the Hulu Bernam and Batang Kali state seats, which come under the Hulu Selangor parliamentary constituency.  

“There is no issue actually. Maybe some people want to try their luck at the last minute by lobbying their respective party presidents,” Asyraf told reporters after the launch of the Mara Brew 23 programme at the Mara headquarters here today.

Mun’im, in a statement, had asked Umno to let Amanah contest one of the two seats.

Hulu Bernam is now held by Rosni Sohar of BN-Umno while Batang Kali used to be represented by BN-Umno but was taken over by Bersatu in the 14th general election. – Bernama, June 22, 2023

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