Residents all eager over DPM’s visit to Butterworth

DEPUTY Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin’s visit to Bagan in Butterworth on Saturday where more than 30,000 people will greet him will be the first made by a deputy prime minister.

He will be in the parliamentary constituency for the ‘Jom Bersama TPM — Semarak Kasih Rakyat’ programme in Raja Uda.
More than 200 hawkers will be serving local delights to the visitors.

Muhyiddin is also scheduled to meet local leaders from all communities in the Bagan parliamentary constituency.

Bagan Implementation Coordination Unit coordinator and Bagan MCA youth chief David Chua said the event would be held at the field behind the Caltex service station in Lorong Aman 4, off Jalan Raja Uda between 2pm and 6pm.

“We are excited over his visit as this is the first time a deputy prime minister is visiting Bagan and the people are eagerly waiting for the event,” he said during a press conference held at Bagan MCA division headquarters in Jalan Kampung Benggali, Butterworth, yesterday.

Also present were Bagan Umno representative Aminah Ishanak, Bagan Jermal Barisan coordinator Sum Yoo Keong, state MIC representative L. Balasubramaniam and Bagan PPP chairman M. Purushotaman.

Looking forward: Bagan ICU Co-ordinator David Chua (third right) with the organising committee members posing for a photo in Butterworth, Penang

Chua said they would be distributing 30,000 food coupons worth RM300,000 to the visitors through non-governmental organisations, associations and clubs in Bagan.

He said visitors with the coupons are also eligible for a lucky draw with a 42-inch LCD TV as first prize, a fridge (second prize) and a laptop (third prize) as well as 53 other prizes.

He said buses would be provided to the residents in low-cost flats to transport them to the venue.

He said more than 5,500 T-shirts would be distributed to members of Barisan component parties.

He added that Tourism Minister and Penang MCA chief Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen, Penang Barisan chief Teng Chang Yeow, state Umno chief Datuk Zainal Abidin Osman, state MIC chief Datuk G. Rajoo, state Gerakan chief Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan and state PPP chief Datuk Dr Loga Bala Mohan would also be attending the event.

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