TELUK INTAN   In a bid to get more outstation voters to return, DAP is getting 25 buses ready for Teluk Intan folk residing in Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Singapore as transport assistance for them to vote in the by-election on Saturday.

Perak DAP adviser Ngeh Koo Ham, who made the announcement today, said 10 buses were for Klang Valley dwellers while 15 buses would be made for travel back to Singapore. The buses would be able to ferry 900 voters in need of such transport.

"We have learnt that some voters are facing financial constraints in travelling over the weekend to vote," Ngeh told a press conference at the main DAP by-election operations centre.

This comes after the historic low voter turnout rate in Bukit Gelugor by-election yesterday, with only 56.04 percent recorded.

Asked if the voters who received such assistance had to be Pakatan Rakyat supporters, Ngeh ( right ) said the main reason for such arrangment was to provide convenience for the people to exercise their democratic right, regardless of their political affiliation.

For residents in Klang Valley, the return ticket cost will be RM10.

The departure time to Teluk Intan will be at at 7pm, 8pm and 9pm on May 30, from the Bukit Jalil LRT and Kelana Jaya LRT stations.

Bookings can be made by contacting Chee Fu Yue at 017-2327929 or sending an email to telukintanbyelection2014@gmail.com.

As for voters staying in Singapore, they would have to travel to Teluk Intan on their own as the DAP will only provide free rides for them to return to Singapore.

The DAP buses will return to Singapore on Saturday (May 31) and Sunday (June 1) at 8.30pm and 9.30pm. Bookings can be made by calling Siew Lee Wah at 012-5068928 or by email to comehome2vote@gmail.com.

When contacted later, Ngeh denied that the party's bus servive is a form of vote-buying.

“If it is vote-buying, people will get benefits. But this is not, we just assisting them to ease their burden,” he said, adding that the service is sponsored by DAP supporters.

'Gambling syndicate out to make Dyana lose'

Meanwhile, Perak DAP chief Nga Kor Ming, who was also present in the press conference, claimed that a gambling syndicate in Teluk Intan offered RM3 million to manipulate the by-election result.

Quoting a “reliable source”, Nga ( right ) alleged that the syndicate aimed at making DAP candidate Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud to lose in the election.

“I hearby urge the voters not to be trapped in this kind of gambling that will destroy democratic procedures,” said Nga.

Mah's manifesto 'a recycled piece'

On other matter, Nga described BN candidate Mah Siew Keong's manifesto launched earlier today as a mere “recycled piece”.

He claimed that Mah's promise to build a university in Teluk Intan, was similarly stated in Taiping by Gerakan 40 years ago, but it remained unfulfilled.

“I hope Teluk Intan voters will not be fooled by them. I challenge Mah to reveal the location for the proposed university, the date and the name of university,” Nga said.

He also challenged Mah to state the criteria that meet requirements for Uncesco to declare Teluk Intan's 'Leaning Tower' as a heritage site.

Nga had also slammed Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for his political gimmickof launching a RM5 billion West Coast Expressway in Teluk Intan yesterday, since the town was neither the starting nor ending point for the highway.

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