Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak on April 22 kicked off his
nationwide “go down to the grassroots” tour to garner support for the
Barisan Nasional (BN) in the May 5 general election.
The PM’s
first stop was in Selangor where he met voters in the parliamentary
constituencies at Bandar Baru Selayang, Gombak, Kota Raja, Shah Alam and
Subang.
Najib, who is also BN Chairman, told
constituents there that the first priority of the BN government, if
given the mandate, will be to ensure continuous water supply for the
people’s needs and the development of Selangor.
According to Malaysia ‘s National News Agency (Bernama), PM Najib
also announced two additional pledges for Selangor, including reviewing
the rate for change in use of agriculture land to industry for small-
and medium-sized enterprises (SME) if the BN is returned to power in the
state in the 13th general election (GE13).
He said the current rate imposed by the existing state government is high.
Apart from that, he said, BN will also build new roads in SME
industrial areas in Sungai Buloh as the main road in the second biggest
area in the country is no longer suitable.
As scheduled, after Selangor, Najib will continue his election campaign in Sabah on April 23 and 24.-VNA