AMANAH youth today lambasted Barisan Nasional (BN) for playing up issues which were extreme, slanderous and racist in nature in the latter’s campaign for the Kimanis parliamentary by-election.

Amanah youth chief Hasnul Zulkarnain Abdul Munaim said this was not right as it was not in line with the culture of the communities in Sabah.

‘’The racially and religiously diverse communities in Sabah live in harmony in mutual respect (while also) celebrating their differences in the spirit of ‘Sabah for Sabahans’.

‘’Unfortunately, the harmony is being threatened by the extreme, slanderous and racist BN campaign in the Kimanis by-election,’’ he said, at the Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) office in Kimanis today.

Hasnul Zulkarnain also rapped opposition leaders such as Umno president Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and his deputy Mohamad Hasan for wilfully conveying the false impression that Warisan was a Filipino party.

‘’This is an outrageous insult to a local party which became the state government in the 14th general election,’’ he said.

Hasnul said BN, having run out of campaign ideas, continued to harped on the Sabah temporary pass (PSS) although the issue had been clarified numerous times Home Affairs Ministry.

“BN is clearly committing slander by saying the PSS will result in an influx of foreigners in Sabah when in reality BN, which ruled for more than 50 years in Sabah, had caused such the situation.

‘’The PSS was BN’s idea in 2016 when it was the government (as can be seen) in the minutes of a meeting which was chaired by Datuk Seri Zahid Hamidi and attended by Tan Sri Musa Aman as the chief minister of Sabah at the time,’’ he said.

Meanwhile, he said the Amanah youth movement would continue to help the Warisan candidate Karim Bujang to campaign to ensure his victory at the Kimanis by-election on Saturday.

The Kimanis by-election will see a straight fight between Karim and the BN candidate Mohamad Alamin. – Bernama, January 15, 2020.