Batu Kawan ( P046 ) - The Next MP?

Batu Kawan Parliament ( P 046 ) seat, is now a hot topic among the locals on who the candidate will be. It is simple for me. Of course from the Rakyat's perspective, the person that the majority Rakyat will vote for and campaign will be Huan Cheng Guan. Why? As a new Parliament gazetted in 2004, comprising Dun Perai, Dun Bukti Tengah & Dun Bukit Tambun, all these three Dun was under the Parliament of opposition. Perai ( Bagan / DAP ), Bukit Tengah ( BM / DAP ) & Bukit Tambun ( N. Tebal / DAP ). In 2004, Huan won with a majority vote of 8998. Since than many issues have been look into and solved. He has a good track record and well known for his humble way of approaching. As far the locals are concern, Huan is the best person to be elected for Batu Kawan. Huan who might contest under the PCM ticket, left Gerakan in 2009. In 2008 General Election, it was Huan who paved way for Koh Tsu koon to contest in Batu Kawan. KTK who lost to DAP, went missing from Batu Kawan since than.

With Gerakan having 2-3 candidates to be chosen from, I believe from the very beginning its Koh Tsu Koon who had caused the situation as it is today. Now there are 2 candidates where Gerakan need to crack head with and  an additional another - Teng Hock Nan who now dreaming to contest in Batu Kawan. Ng Siew Lai who is the Division head and National Women number two is of course eligible to be nominated base from her seniority. In 2009 Koh Tsu Koon shortlisted Mohan Apparoo as the Parliament coordinator. Since Mohan is working on ground for the last few years, now Gerakan have an headache shortlisting the candidate. Anyone chosen from the 3 will definitively backfire, it will end up simply  'you kill me, i kill you'.

Why did Koh Tsu Koon opted to choose Mohan as Coordinator? Logically it should be given to the former MP of Batu Kawan, Huan Cheng Guan who had just won the National Gerakan Vice President pose in a 10 corner fight. Simple, Koh Tsu Koon & Gerakan were aware on the rising of Huan and felt threaten. Furthermore, Huan after winning the VP post suggested to the CWC that the Secretary General & Treasure post to be given to an Indian and also a Sabahah or Sarawakian. 

Koh Tsu Koon saw an opportunity to jeopardize the political career of Huan, elected Mohan as the the Coordinator. Initially during that time, grass root Gerakan members had whacked Teng Hock Nan & Koh Tsu Koon for failing to appoint any Indian into the Penang State Liaison Committee. They also had wrote to Star and Malaysiakini urging Mohan to be given opportunity ( Click for Malaysiakini Letter ) . Koh Tsu Koon together with those who felt threathen saw the oppurtunity coming to kill off Huan's political career permanently, when Huan stood firm to defend the voice of the grass root from Machang Bubok, thats when CWC game show started resulting Huan announcing to leave Gerakan. 

So with Huan out from Gerakan list, Ng Siew Lai & Mohan have been working on ground. Now all of a sudden Teng Hock Nan is also interested. Whatever, its Gerakan leadership who has the headache to finalise on the list. While we, lets hope for the best & may the best, eligible, hardworking & humble one wins.

@spk5447