KUCHING: The steady improvement of basic infrastructure helped Barisan Nasional win big in Sarawak's rural areas.
"I think the results show that rural voters have renewed their belief in Barisan to deliver for them infrastructure," Betong MP Datuk Seri Douglas Uggah Embas said last night.
He
beat PKR's Cecilia Siti by a large margin of 4,589 votes. "We have
achieved about 80% of our plans for (basic necessity coverage in)
Betong. The next stage, the most critical stage, is to uplift rural
standards of living,"
He said education improvements would be given priority, and also projects that help locals generate higher income.
Asked
about the Opposition's charges that Barisan had neglected rural voters,
Douglas replied: "It's all propaganda that was not believed by the
voters. Like I said, the results show rural voters have reaffirmed their
support of Barisan. Rural voters in Sarawak saw a lot of infra upgrades
in the last two years especially."
Kapit MP, Datuk Alexander Nanta Linggi, agreed. "People in rural areas still care the most about bread and butter issues," Nanta said.
The
third term MP had won his first two stints in public office
uncontested. "This time we really had to work. The Opposition brought
some issues. People want development."
(Source: The Star Online)
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