DAP-PKR: Ready, no?
Thursday, January 24th, 2008 | 2:10 am @ SK
Sometimes, you just can’t fault the Barisan Nasional camp in undermining the political pact among the opposition parties.
They say it’s a political gimmick, a pact which merely skims the surface and does not encompass the fundamentals which couldn’t reach a middle ground and all sort of talks about the pact.
Apparently, even Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang himself is so frustrated with the progress that he urged the DAP-PKR seats talk to be wrapped up by end of this month as polling is expected to be held in 40 days from now as forecasted.
He even made an offer to help expedite the negotiation by offering a 3 corner fight with PKR in his Parliamentary seat Ipoh Timur, where Perak PKR is said to be keen to contest there, in which it was later denied by Perak PKR state chief Lee Boon Chye as reported by Malaysiakini.
Let me try to resolve the DAP-PKR logjam in the electoral talks in Perak. If Perak PKR leaders are so insistent in wanting to contest in Ipoh Timur, let there be an agreement where a three-cornered fight is allowed for Ipoh Timur involving DAP: and PKR provided full agreement on a one-to-one fight against the Barisan Nasional for all other parliamentary and state assembly seats is immediately reached for Perak.
I believe it comes to a stage where both DAP-PKR must truly understand the meaning of compromise and concession, otherwise, it’s going to attract more derogatory remarks from the ruling camp, which is exactly what’s happening now - a laughing stock indeed.
Are we fighting a losing battle even before the GE? Where is the common sense of a "pact" formulation rather than a making of a huge stumbling block waiting to be exposed in a disgraceful manner?
Don’t wink and wail once the opportunity is gone, that would be another 5 years down the road and the similar laughing stock for many years to come.
Damn.