Against the backdrop of furious election campaigning, party leaders are limiting celebrations to constituencies in which they are contesting.
PETALING JAYA: Unlike previous years, Parti Sosialis Malaysia will not be holding national level celebrations this year in view of the 13th general election on Sunday.
Last year, PSM organised a street protest in KL and a cycling campaign for workers rights in Negeri Sembilan.
This year, however, PSM’s celebrations for workers rights have been downscaled and confined to constituencies where its candidates are contesting.
PSM is contesting the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat, and three states seats in Kota Damansara and Semenyih in Selangor and Jelapang in Perak.
PSM secretary general S Arutchelvan said there will be an event in Semenyih where he is involved in a three cornered fight with Umno incumbent Johan Aziz and PKR’s Hamidi Hassan.
“We’ll be hold a cycling for workers rights event around Semenyih town,” he said.
PSM deputy chairman M Sarasvathy who is the Jelapang seat in a three-cornered fight with MIC and the DAP said that she will be launching the PSM-Jerit workers demands for election.
“We have been discussing the issue for some time and will be launching it on May 1. We would also be involved in a joint programme with a rubber union here in Jelapang,” she said.
In Kota Damansara, party chairman Nasir Hashim said Workers Day events are not finalised as members because smack in the middle of the campaign period.
“I have received an invitation from local residents to put up PSM flags near Bandar Sri Damansara but I am afraid that the authorities would remove it later,” he said.
In Sungai Siput, where Dr D Michael Jeyakumar is the incumbent, talks on workers rights will be held during ceramah sessions, according to PSM central committee member R Mohana.
PETALING JAYA: Unlike previous years, Parti Sosialis Malaysia will not be holding national level celebrations this year in view of the 13th general election on Sunday.Last year, PSM organised a street protest in KL and a cycling campaign for workers rights in Negeri Sembilan.
This year, however, PSM’s celebrations for workers rights have been downscaled and confined to constituencies where its candidates are contesting.
PSM is contesting the Sungai Siput parliamentary seat, and three states seats in Kota Damansara and Semenyih in Selangor and Jelapang in Perak.
PSM secretary general S Arutchelvan said there will be an event in Semenyih where he is involved in a three cornered fight with Umno incumbent Johan Aziz and PKR’s Hamidi Hassan.
“We’ll be hold a cycling for workers rights event around Semenyih town,” he said.
PSM deputy chairman M Sarasvathy who is the Jelapang seat in a three-cornered fight with MIC and the DAP said that she will be launching the PSM-Jerit workers demands for election.
“We have been discussing the issue for some time and will be launching it on May 1. We would also be involved in a joint programme with a rubber union here in Jelapang,” she said.
In Kota Damansara, party chairman Nasir Hashim said Workers Day events are not finalised as members because smack in the middle of the campaign period.
“I have received an invitation from local residents to put up PSM flags near Bandar Sri Damansara but I am afraid that the authorities would remove it later,” he said.
In Sungai Siput, where Dr D Michael Jeyakumar is the incumbent, talks on workers rights will be held during ceramah sessions, according to PSM central committee member R Mohana.
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