KUCHING: Incumbent Sri Aman MP Datuk Masir Kujat could be viewed as a destroyer of Dayak unity if he stands in Balai Ringin constituency during the next state election.
This is an opinion of Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) Youth member Charles Chad Nissom when he reminded electorates in Balai Ringin not to vote for “such type of personality” because “in the long run they would regret it”.
“I am quite positive that Balai Ringin electorates will kick Masir out through the ballot come the next state election,” he said in response to a news report on an announcement by Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) that Masir would be its candidate for N30 Balai Ringin.
He remembered that in a number of past elections, no fewer than three candidates had stood as candidates in Balai Ringin and each time it was won by the incumbent Datuk Snowdan Lawan.
“Masir’s intention came as no surprise. Actually, it is rather expected,” he said, noting that Masir was given a chance by PRS to serve the constituents as MP but he chose to jump ship to PSB.
“By doing that, he betrayed the people of Sri Aman who voted him in the last three terms and in doing so, he deprived his people of funds channeled by the government through the Rural Transformation Programme (RTP) and Minor Rural Projects (MRP),” he said.
He figured that the smart voters would be able to read his real intention, which was to survive politically rather than to serve his constituents.
“Masir is not grateful to the party (PRS) under which he won his seat. He chose to disregard where he started and how he was elevated until he became a federal deputy minister,” he said.
Charles, who is also a political secretary to the chief minister, scolded Masir for not being thankful and for having betrayed the mandate given to him by his voters.
“At one time, when he was at Kampung Muding in Pantu, he publicly said that he would retire. Then, he made a U-turn and jumped ship for reasons best known to him.
“Somewhere, somehow, the notion ‘enda bula enda menang’ (if you don’t lie, you won’t win) has been manifested through his actions,” he said.
PSB was formed in 2014. Before that, it was called United People’s Party (UPP), which was a splinter of Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP). It is led to this day by Datuk Seri Wong Soon Koh.
Last March 7, Masir resigned as PRS vice president and party member and joined PSB.
