Sarawak DAP vice-chairperson David Wong has urged Sarawak United People's Party (SUPP) to work with DAP in the coming state election to ensure the defeat of its splinter party, the United People's Party (UPP).

"If you want to take revenge, then work with us, bring down UPP. If UPP is not taken down, then you will be finished," Wong said.

At the very least, he suggested, SUPP should urge its party members to vote for DAP candidates in Dudang, Pelawan and Bawang Assan.

Wong also called upon SUPP members to mobilise their families and friends to vote for the opposition in Kuching, Sibu and Miri.

"Failing to do so will mean UPP will contest in your seats again in the next election," he said when met at the Sibu Municipal Council today.

Wong, who is also the incumbent Pelawan assemblyperson, made his call to SUPP to work with Sarawak DAP call on Sunday.

However, he said, SUPP has yet to response to DAP's request.

SUPP felt shortchanged when Sarawak BN chairperson Adenan Satem gave seven out of 19 of its traditional seats to UPP.

Chief Minister Adenan also gave three state seats – Pelawan, Dudong and Bawang Assan – to UPP, which is helmed by incumbent senior state minister Wong Soon Koh.

In the 2011 state election, SUPP lost Pelawan, Dudong and Bukit Assek to DAP.

"DAP will not die, we have representatives nationwide. (In) this battle, either UPP or SUPP dies," Wong said.

Malaysiakini has contacted Sibu SUPP chairperson Chieng Buong Toon for his comments.

"I will contact you later," Chieng replied curtly before cutting off his phone line.

'Non-SUPP seats won't be disturbed'

While SUPP organising secretary Matthew Chen did not want to comment on DAP's proposal, he noted that SUPP would not want to disturb non-SUPP seats.

“We will not disturb those seats we aren't contesting. We abide the BN principle,” he told a press conference in SUPP headquarters at Kuching later.

However, he declined to confirm whether the seats to be left undisturbed were those of UPP.

Chen also urged the public to support SUPP in all 13 contested seats.

Meanwhile, Wong hit out at SUPP candidate for Bawang Assan, Robert Lau Hui Yew, for sabotaging him (Wong) via a two-minute video clip uploaded on Lau's Facebook.

"SUPP should discipline him. SUPP should take disciplinary action against him for sabotaging (me),” he said.

In a Facebook post last week, Lau said: "The residents in Rassau, Bawang Assan again have lost faith and hope. Who is committing a sin, lying and giving empty promises?"

Residents: BN yet to fulfil its promises

In the video clip, Rassau residents complained that BN had yet to fulfil its promises – to provide water, electricity and tarred roads – to them.

A resident said in the video footage that the residents would no longer allow Wong to control the area again.

In reply, Wong, a five-term state assemblyperson, said Bawang Assan is a big constituency with more than 100 longhouses.

One or two longhouses may be left out, with no electricity and water supplies, he said.

Wong also called on his former party to heed Adenan's advice and not to train guns at each other.

"We should have a sense of brotherhood and help each other in the state election," said Wong, who is the former Sibu SUPP chief.

However, he did not rule out the possibility that SUPP may work with DAP.