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GE15: Bagan Datuk no New York despite Zahid being MP for 27 years, says PKR’s Shamsul

BAGAN DATUK – Development in the constituency here is hardly substantial even though Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has been an MP here for the last 27 years, on top of holding cabinet positions throughout his political career, said his rival.

PKR’s Datuk Seri Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin chided Zahid, saying, “Before coming here, I thought the development in Bagan Datuk would be similar to Los Angeles or New York.”

“Zahid has been the MP here for 27 years, a former deputy prime minister no less. He has also been the home minister and the defence minister.

“Yet, when I tour the area, there is barely any substantial development. There aren’t even lights along the main roads here…not to mention clogged drains everywhere.

“After 27 years, why are the people of Bagan Datuk still talking about the same problems? It is time for a change,” he said during a ceramah at Kg Bagan Pasir, here last night.

The event was attended by some 200 people – a mix of Malay, Chinese and Indians.

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