Extracts
from Sarawak Minister Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah in his speech at a
ceramah in support of the Barisan's Candidate for Stampin Datuk Dr Sim Kui Hian
at Kuching City Mall on May 5, 2018.
"As
much as possible, we want to have the likes of Datuk Dr Sim, Datuk Sebastian
Ting, Datuk Andrew Wong to be up there, to fight for Sarawak, as Sarawakians
and representatives of Sarawak-based parties.
Karim Rahman Hamzah |
"This
is my hope to see in the election.
"Chong
Chieng Jen is a very close friend of mine. He never fails to come to my house
during Hari Raya. Sometimes he comes to my office and brings the problems of
the people. But when it comes to representing Sarawak in parliament, I think we
really need a real Sarawak-based parties who have the passion, the hearts of
Sarawakians, not a party which has to refer to Kuala Lumpur for decisions.
"Vote
for my brother Dr Sim in Stampin.
"My
hope is that - please set aside our sentiments, emotions and go with a clear
mind, who is the one who can represent the state.
"At
the moment, we have to look at this angle - we need to have a big numbers from
Sarawak because after the election, there is going to be a big negotiation. We
have to work out with Kuala Lumpur, whether Kuala Lumpur is being held by BN or
PH. Whoever holds the mantle in Kuala Lumpur, will have to sit down with us
because the state government is overwhelmingly held by the state Barisan which has
72 out of 82 state assembly seats.
"Whatever
it is, you have to come down with us and that is why we need to have the
numbers in parliament, not half-way.
"If
possible, we need to have all the 31 parliamentary seats to be with us so that
when we go to the negotiation table, we can be proud. Whoever the prime
minister is at that time, we can say this is our demands for the state.
"That
is why we must set aside our differences and always be together" - May 8,
2018.
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