ALOR SETAR, March 11 (Bernama) -- The playing up of racial sentiments by certain quarters has turned certain areas in the Bukit Selambau state constituency into "hot" spots.
Kedah police chief Datuk Syed Ismail Syed Azizan said so far the police had identified two to three hot spots and were monitoring the situation in the run-up to the by-election on April 7, but "everything is under control".
He, however, declined to reveal the hot spots for security reason and that a briefing on the situation in Bukit Selambau would be held at the state police headquarters in a few days' time.
The by-election is held following the resignation of its assemblyman V. Arumugam from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) on Feb 8.
The campaign is heating up following the announcement by a number of individuals of their intention to contest the seat as independents, while the Barisan Nasional and PKR will also be fielding their candidates.
Like for the Bukit Gantang parlimentary seat by-election in Perak, the nomination day for the Bukit Selambau state seat is March 29, and in the event of a contest, polling will be on April 7.
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