PBK calls for restrictions on Peninsula politicians campaigning in Sarawak election
By DayakDaily Team KUCHING, Nov 7: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan has called on the Sarawak government to consider restricting or prohibiting politicians, ministers, members of Parliament and state assemblymen from Peninsular Malaysia from entering Sarawak to campaign for their respective political parties during the 13th Sarawak Election. He said allowing politicians from outside the State to campaign could undermine public confidence in Sarawak’s immigration autonomy and…
PBK president Voon Lee Shan urged the Sarawak government to restrict Peninsular Malaysian politicians from campaigning in the 13th Sarawak Election to protect the state's immigration autonomy and democratic rights.
Voon stated that allowing outside politicians to campaign could undermine public confidence in Sarawak's immigration autonomy.
He argued that neither MA63 nor the Malaysia Plan grants Peninsular parties the right to campaign in Sarawak state elections.
Voon emphasized that local issues like land rights, cost of living, and healthcare should be the focus of the election.
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KUCHING, Nov 7: Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) president Voon Lee Shan has called on the Sarawak government to consider restricting or prohibiting politicians, ministers, members of Parliament and state assemblymen from Peninsular Malaysia from entering Sarawak to campaign for their respective political parties during the 13th Sarawak Election.
He said allowing politicians from outside the State to campaign could undermine public confidence in Sarawak’s immigration autonomy and create the perception that the State government was weak in exercising its authority over entry into Sarawak.
Voon stressed that Sarawak’s immigration autonomy empowered the State government to regulate entry, including imposing conditions, restrictions or requirements on visitors when necessary in the interests of public order, security and the welfare of Sarawakians.
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