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Malaysian PM begins nationwide election campaign

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.
Malaysian Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak on April 22 kicked off hisnationwide "go down to the grassroots" tour to garner support for theBarisan Nasional (BN) in the May 5 general election.

The PM’sfirst stop was in Selangor where he met voters in the parliamentaryconstituencies at Bandar Baru Selayang, Gombak, Kota Raja, Shah Alam andSubang.

Najib, who is also BN Chairman, toldconstituents there that the first priority of the BN government, ifgiven the mandate, will be to ensure continuous water supply for thepeople’s needs and the development of Selangor.

According to Malaysia 's National News Agency (Bernama), PM Najibalso announced two additional pledges for Selangor, including reviewingthe 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 thestate 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 SMEindustrial areas in Sungai Buloh as the main road in the second biggestarea 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
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