BN Perak state govt may not last six months

Perak PAS deputy commissioner Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin (pic) said the current BN state government may not last beyond six months.

The former Perak Menteri Besar, whose administration was controversially overthrown in 2009 through a series of defections, said this hinged on several petitions to be filed by Pakatan Rakyat disputing BN's victories in several state seats.

"The Pakatan Rakyat government in Perak fell 11 months into power. This BN government will, God willing, collapse within six months through these petitions," Nizar told some 10,000 who gathered at the Tapah PAS building last night as part of the 'Blackout 505' protest rallies against electoral frauds.

Nizar said the coalition planned to file election petitions involving eight state seats won by BN, six of which were contested by PAS.

The seats are Manjoi, Manong, Pasir Panjang, Rungkup, Lubok Merbau, Selama, Chenderiang and Tualang Sekah.

He said evidences were being documented to prove fraudulent activities had taken place during polling.

In the May 5 polls, BN scraped through in Perak by winning 31 seats, just two more than PR in the state's 59-seat assembly.

Nizar said if petitions in only two of the state seats involved were accepted, BN would be in a jittery position, as it had won by razor thin majorities.

"This is enough to overthrow the BN in Perak," said Nizar, who is Changkat Jering state assemblyman. -HD