Amanah's Nizar sees wisdom in declining federal move

GE15 | Perak Amanah chief Asmuni Awi wanted his deputy, Nizar Jamaluddin, to contest the federal seat of Bukit Gantang for the 15th general election (GE15).

Nizar, menteri besar (MB) of the state for 11 months (March 2008 to February 2009), demurred.

This was on grounds that 10,000 non-Malay voters in the Bukit Gantang areas abutting Taiping had been moved by the Election Commission (EC) to Aulong in a redelineation exercise before GE13 in 2013.

“Those voters...