KUCHING, Nov 7: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Amar Fadillah Yusof has decline to comment on speculation that he may contest in the upcoming Sarawak Election, saying there is no basis for him to respond to rumours.

Responding to questions about his possible candidacy, Fadillah brushed off the speculation, saying he was unaware of it.

“It is speculation, isn’t it? So there is no need for me to comment. I don’t know either,” he said when met by the media after the futsal court launching ceremony at Kuching Police Headquarters (IPK) today.

On the election preparations, Fadillah said the election machinery of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) was already on standby.