BN roadblock against opposition in Sarawak

KUCHING: State Barisan Nasional (BN) will fight together with other BN component parties in the country to form a political ‘road block’ to defend Putrajaya from falling to Pakatan Rakyat.

State BN secretary-general Datuk Dr Stephen Rundi Utom said the four state BN component parties; namely PBB, SUPP, PRS and SPDP will fight the opposition as one entity in the coming general election.

“We will fight the opposition as 1BN in the coming general election. We have reached an understanding as one entity to form a political blockade against the Pakatan Rakyat which is all out to capture Putrajaya,” Dr Rundi told The Borneo Post here yesterday.

“The state BN will continue to be a BN fixed deposit and I personally believed that we can retain at least 25 seats (out of the 31 seats) and we have a good fighting chance in the other six seats,” he added.

Dr Rundi, who is also PBB secretary-general, revealed that his party would have at least one new face in the coming general election.

Asajaya district officer Rubiah Wang has been strongly tipped as PBB candidate to replace Kota Samarahan MP Dato Sri Sulaiman Abdul Rahman Taib who had decided not to seek re-election.

“As far as our party leaders are concerned and as of now, we have at least one new face. As for our other 13 seats, we leave that to the top party leaders to decide.

“But suffice for me to say that all incumbents have to work extra hard so that they can retain their seats with bigger majority,” said Dr Rundi who is also the Assistant Minister Public Utilities.

PRS president Tan Sri Dr James Jemut Masing said his party which had six seats would join hands with other BN component parties to ensure the state BN’s victory in the polls.

“I do believe that the BN component parties will fight as one entity and I always believed that there will be no backstabbing,” he said.

Currently, PBB held 14 seats; followed by PRS with six, SUPP has five and SPDP, three. Two of the remaining three seats are held by DAP and one by a leader from the BN Club, Datuk Dr Tiki Lafe.

Last Saturday at Putrajaya Umno gathering, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had said that Umno together with its allies will form a political road block to prevent Pakatan Rakyat from taking over Putrajaya.