I can still contest in Selangor, says MB Khalid Ibrahim...

Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim has shot down speculation that he will not be able to contest in Selangor in the next general election, following a change in his voting constituency from Petaling Jaya Selatan to Lembah Pantai in Kuala Lumpur.

Addressing the issue for the first time, Khalid - who is Ijok assembly representative - said the address on his MyKad is still Kampung Pasir Tuntong, which is in Bukit Rotan, Selangor.

"With regard to my position to contest in Ijok, there is no issue," he said after attending the Selangor state assembly sitting this evening.

Seputeh Umno Youth chief Mohd Razlan Muhammad Rafii had claimed that the transfer would only have been possible with a change in address in the MyKad, and charged that this was internal sabotage to disqualify Khalid from contesting in Selangor.

However, the Election Commission (EC) has clarified that Khalid's constituency was changed following a boundary correction exercise.

Though politically unaffected, Khalid said he will still raise the matter with the EC on behalf on the other voters who were also involved in the sudden shift.

I will take up this matter for the voters in that area whose rights have been prejudiced, he said.

 ‘Selangor gov’t seeks meeting with EC’

Khalid said he has instructed the Selangor state secretary to invite Election Commission chairperson Abdul Aziz Mohd Yusof to attend an exco meeting to explain the situation.

“We want them to explain what has happened and why, if those whose constituency was changed were informed and how did the EC obtain their consent, he said.

On a separate matter, Khalid said the government would consider the advice by the Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency’s (Selcat) to conduct a forensic audit on Yayasan Selangor, which suffered about RM500 million in losses during BN’s rule in the state.

“We must look at the cost and existing agreements that cannot be reversed but I think that a forensic audit will be done, but not in a day or two, we will need about six months to get some reasonable results which will be use as a basis for further action,” he said.

Meanwhile, commenting on the delayed swearing-in of councillors for the Petaling Jaya City Council which was due on May 7, Khalid denied any rift between political parties over the matter.

“We wanted to make sure they have an understanding of the integrity pact that we want to enforce... It is not about the parties trying to fill the posts with their candidates, that had been done much earlier,” he said. - malaysiakini

Khalid: Saya masih boleh tanding di S'gor...

Menteri Besar Selangor, Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim akan menjemput Pengarah Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR), Tan Sri Abdul Aziz Yusof menghadiri mesyuarat exco bagi meminta penjelasan mengenai bagaimana kawasan seseorang pengundi diubah.
 

Beliau berkata, perkara itu perlu dilakukan bagi memastikan pengundi mengetahui dan bersetuju dengan perubahan yang dilakukan oleh SPR itu.

"Saya telah meminta setiausaha kerajaan negeri untuk menjemput pengarah SPR untuk menjelaskan apa yang berlaku, kenapa ia berlaku dan bagaimana mereka mengubahnya.

"Adakah mereka telah dimaklumkan dan bagaimana untuk tentukan jika mereka bersetuju atau tidak dengan perkara itu," katanya kepada pemberita selepas menghadiri sidang dewan undangan negeri Selangor hari ini.

Sebelum ini, Malaysiakini melaporkan, kawasan mengundi Khalid telah ditukar tanpa pengetahuannya seperti yang terbukti menerusi carian di laman web SPR.

Semakan di laman web itu mendapati Khalid kini merupakan pengundi di kawasan pilihan raya Lembah Pantai yang diwakili oleh Naib Presiden PKR, Nurul Izzah.

Lokaliti mengundi beliau disenaraikan sebagai Rumah Kakitangan Universiti di bawah daerah mengundi universiti.

Selain itu, Khalid menegaskan beliau masih lagi boleh bertanding di Selangor pada pilihan raya umum akan datang.

Jelasnya, hal ini kerana, kad pengenalannya masih beralamat Kampung Pasir Tuntong, Kuala Selangor.

"Alamat saya masih lagi di Pasir Tuntong di mana tempat saya dilahirkan. Kedudukan saya di Ijok bukan satu isu kerana semasa saya bertanding di Ijok pun, saya menggunakan alamat yang sama.- malaysiakini

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