Ahad, 22 April 2012

R Sivarasa - Ahli Parlimen Subang

R Sivarasa - Ahli Parlimen Subang


Press statement on amendments to Election Offences Act

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 02:55 AM PDT


Election Offences Act amendments - BN attempt to steal GE 13

Last Thursday, the BN government and their cohorts the SPR clearly demonstrated in unequivocal terms their intent to steal GE 13. They presented a bill to amend the Election Offences Act 1954 to further restrict scrutiny of the voting process by representatives of political parties and make the system more amenable to manipulation.

The original changes proposed included the following:

a. removing the right of political parties to set up booths to assist voters establish their names on the electoral roll and saluran numbers identity of voters before going into polling stations ( called "pondok panas" ) [ section (26)(1)(e) ]
b. removing the right of political parties to have representatives observing the process in the SPR booths inside polling stations ( Barung SPR ) where voters check their names and get their saluran numbers etc [section 26A]
c. amending section 14 (1A) so that the SPR would dictate the time of arrival and departure of polling and counting agents of candidates at polling stations. The current law provided for polling and counting agents to arrive at the time decided by the political parties as long as they stayed at the polling stations for at least 2 hours.

The net effect of these changes would have been to greatly reduce the current scrutiny of the voting process. 

Pakatan Rakyat MPs put up strenuous objections to the amendments. Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim warned the BN in the closing words of his speech on Thursday morning that these new provisions would be defied by the opposition even if passed by the BN. He said that Pakatan Rakyat would not give up the established rights under the law which aided transparency in the process.

The BN in the afternoon of Thursday then presented fresh amendments to the Bill backing down on (a) and (c) above restoring the status quo.  However they used their brute majority in the House to ram through the amendment removing party representatives observing the process in the SPR Barung.

Opposition MPs argued to no avail that the SPR Barung was initiated by the BN by amendments in 2003 to assist voters to get their electoral and saluran numbers and had been implemented in the 2004 and 2008 elections without any issues. The lame justification put forward by the BN and the SPR was that "this causes difficulties to the election workers". When asked for reports of such "difficulties" none were cited.  

Another controversial amendment pushed through was the removal of section 11(1)(c) requiring all printed material during campaign to bear the name of the publisher and printer. Removal of the onerous requirement of naming the printer all the time would have improved the provision as was argued by PR MPs.  However removing it all together has opened the door to a dirtier election where all sorts of defamatory or inflammatory material could be put out without anyone taking responsibility for them.

What was apparent was that the BN and SPR were not interested in presenting the necessary amendments to the law to implement KEY recommendations by the Parliamentary Select Committee on Electoral Reform. Nothing had been done for example on key issues such as access to the media and the question of how a caretaker government. Even the regulations to implement "early voting" which was to replace the so-called postal voting system for army personnel, their spouses and police personnel were not presented to Parliament by the last day of the sitting leaving open the question of whether the BN and SPR were going to implement this key change for GE 13. 

These legislative moves by the BN and SPR on Thursday made it clear that their real intent was to make the electoral process less transparent and easier to manipulate. It is clear that BERSIH 3.0 is needed even more than before. BERSIH's demand that the key recommendations of the PSC report must be implemented before GE 13 is central to a free and fair election.

The Election Commission must resign for the legislative fiasco they caused in Parliament on Thursday and for their intransigence in implementing the PSC report and BERSIH demands.

Sivarasa Rasiah
Ahli Parlimen Subang
Majlis Pimpinan Pusat dan Biro Politik Parti Keadilan Rakyat

22hb April 2012

The Spirit of Lubok Kawah/Semangat Lubok Kawah

The Spirit of Lubok Kawah/Semangat Lubok Kawah


Mesyuarat JK PKR Cbg Kuala Krau - 22.4.12

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 09:39 PM PDT

 Pengerusi Tetap PKR Cabang Kuala Krau, Haji Mohd Saludin Omar menyampaikan sumbangan daripada PKR Cabang Kuala Krau kepada Sdr Khalid, Pen. Setiausaha PKR Cabang, isterinya diserang penyakit menyebabkan tidak ada keupayaan untuk berdiri dan hanya menghesut.  Semoga isteri Penolong Setiausaha ini sembuh segera.

 Sebahagian daripada AJK PKR Cabang Kuala Krau yang menghadiri Mesyuarat JK semalam.
Sebahagian daripada AJK PKR Cabang Kuala Krau yang menghadiri Mesyuarat JK semalam


Mesyuarat JK PKR Cabang Kuala Krau semalam telah menubuhkan Jawatankuasa Penaja AMK Cabang Kuala Krau terdiri daripada seorang Ketua, seorang Naib Ketua, seorang Setiausaha dan 7 orang AJK.

JK Penaja ini akan membuat hubungan dengan AMK Negeri dan Pusat untuk merasmikan AMK Cabang Kuala Krau.

Sementara itu, mesyuarat juga berjaya menyelesaikan semua tugasan dan persediaan Ceramah yang akan diadakan pada 23.4.12 iaitu Ceramah oleh YB Azmin Ali, YB Tian Chua, YB Ng Suee Lim dan Sdr Adly Zahari di perkarangan Pej PKR Kuala Krau.

Persediaan-persediaan lain ialah untuk ceramah-ceramah pada 25.4.12 di Felda Jenderak Utara; 27.4.12 untuk penubuhan PKR Ranting Felda Jengka 16; 30.4.12 Ceramah oleh Sdr Rafizi Ramli, Felicia Ling, dan WFauzudin Ns di perkarangan pejabat PKR Kuala Krau; 30hb April 2012 4.30 ptg di Kg Penderas oleh Sdri Fellicia Ling; 1hb Mei 2012 walk-about oleh YB Zuraida Kamaruddin, di Kg Dato Shariff Ahmad, Kg Jenderak, Estate Sg Tekal dan Kg Paya Luas dan ceramah di Kg Pian jam 4.30 petang dan Ceramah oleh YB Zuraida di Kg Paya Sok; Ceramah oleh Bob Manolan di Kg Beredut 4.30 petang dan di Kg Paya Pelong jam 8.00 malam pada 2hb Mei 2012; dan Ceramah oleh Yusri Ahon jam 4.30 petang di Kg Paya Mendoi.

Jam 2.00 petang ini, kanopy akan dipasang di perkarangan Pejabat PKR Kuala Krau, manakala pada petang ini juga Bilik Gerakan PKR Cabang untuk Kg Dato Shariff Ahmad akan dikemaskan. 

Anwar Ibrahim

Anwar Ibrahim


PTPTN: Kenyataan Hadi, Anwar Tidak Bercanggah

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 10:46 AM PDT

Harakah

KUALA LUMPUR: Setiausaha Politik Presiden PAS, Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar (gambar) menyelar laporan The Star dan beberapa media perdana hari ini yang cuba menggambarkan Datuk Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang seolah-olah tidak bersetuju dengan pemansuhan Perbadanan Tabung Pendidikan Tinggi Nasional PTPTN.

Menurutnya, akhbar itu juga dalam laporannya cuba menunjukkan kononnya presiden PAS menyanggah cadangan Ketua Pembangkang Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim untuk memansuhkan PTPTN jika Pakatan Rakyat meguasai Putrajaya.

“Ini adalah menunjukkan niat jahat untuk melaga-lagakan pimpinan tertinggi Pakatan Rakyat semata-mata. Media arus perdana ini dengan jeleknya telah sengaja memutar belitkan maksud ulasan Presiden PAS seperti mana menjadi amalan kebiasaan mereka.

“Ingin dipertegaskan bahawa isu penghapusan PTPTN telah dibincang dengan mendalam dan Datuk Seri Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang juga turut memberikan pandangan yang menjadi pendirian bersama pimpinan Pakatan Rakyat dalam isu ini,” kata Samsuri.

The Star dalam laporannya yang bertajuk 'PTPTN must stay for now' yang memetik sumber Sinar Harian melaporkan kononnya Abdul Hadi tidak menyokong penghapusan PTPTN dan memberikan pandangan yang bercanggah dari Anwar dalam isu PTPTN.

Sedangkan kenyataan asal Abdul Hadi yang dipetik akhbar berbahasa Melayu itu langsung tidak menunjukkan sebarang percanggahan dengan kenyataan Ketua Umum PKR itu seperti dilapor The Star.

“Apa yang dipertegaskan oleh Presiden PAS ialah bahawa PTPTN akan dihapuskan. Manakala penghapusan PTPTN pula akan dilaksanakan dengan prosesnya.

“Proses yang dimaksudkan oleh Presiden PAS di sini ialah penghapusan PTPTN sepatutnya tidak membimbangkan mana-mana pihak, kerana ianya akan dilaksanakan dengan penuh prinsip keadilan dan tidak membebankan rakyat, di mana orang miskin akan dibela tanpa mengira kaum mereka dan orang yang kaya mestilah memainkan tanggungjawab membantu mengikut kemampuan mereka dalam sebuah negara,” kata Samsuri lagi.

Menurut laporan Sinar Harian semalam, Abdul Hadi juga turut mendakwa kerajaan pimpinan Barisan Nasional (BN) berbohong kepada rakyat apabila menyatakan negara akan jatuh bankrap sekiranya dana pendidikan itu dihapuskan.

"Pendidikan percuma itu konsep negara berkebajikan yang PAS kemukakan. Masalah dana perlu ditangani dengan bijak, kita nak laksanakan konsep (negara berkebajikan) tapi terpaksa memikul bebanan kesalahan BN.

"Bankrap itu tidak betul, bohong, ia disebabkan salah urus. Banyak negara seperti Britain, Sweeden, Norway dan Jerman beri pendidikan percuma. Apa yang berlaku adalah kerana duit negara bocor sebab rasuah, penyelewengan," katanya.

Anak Muda Kampung Nak Senang

Anak Muda Kampung Nak Senang


Ceramah Umum 26 Apr 2012 Tmn Marida, Senawang

Posted: 22 Apr 2012 03:17 AM PDT


CERAMAH MOBILISASI BERSIH 3.0

Tarikh : 26 April 2012, Khamis

Masa : 9 mlm

Tempat : Pasti Amal, Taman Marida, Senawang

Penceramah :

~ YB Ng Suee Lim , ADUN Sekinchan

~ Ustaz Kamaruddin Sidek , Timbalan Pesuruhjaya PAS Melaka

~ Dr Ahmad Suhaimi , Penyelaras SAMM

~ Puan Norwani , Ketua Muslimat PAS Rembau

~ Mohd Hakki , Ketua Pemuda PAS Rembau

Semua dijemput hadir

MOH...KITE LAWAN YEOP!!!

MOH...KITE LAWAN YEOP!!!


Dua ditahan, DBKL rampas khemah di Dataran

Posted: 21 Apr 2012 09:47 PM PDT

MEDIA Rakyat MALAYSIA