Anwar admits Kajang by-election was planned

Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the parties in the opposition coalition did indeed make plans to vacate the Kajang seat (DUN) to give way for him to contest in the constituency.

He said the resignation Kajang assemblyman Lee Chin Cheh on January 27 was not a last-minute decision, rather a consensus had been made during an earlier meeting.

"He (Lee) did not resign without a negotiation. He resigned (as an Assemblyman) to make way for me to compete. The Selangor government also knows about it.

"There should be some surprises in politics and this, (Lee's resignation) is considered as one of our (Parti Keadilan Rakyat - PKR) strategies," he said in his speech to about 200 PKR youth and wanita at Yayasan An Nahdo, Kubang Semang on Saturday night.

He also admitted that the state government is currently facing internal problems, however the situation is still under control.

"Although the state government being administered well economically, but the church and Bible issue is a big problem in the state, as such I need to step in and help solve these problems,” he said.

He added he would make a detailed explanation of his intention of contenting in the Kajang state constituency on Monday together with Selangor Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim and PKR deputy president Azmin Ali.

Lee won the seat in last May's general election with a majority of 6,824 votes in a six-cornered fight against Barisan Nasional (BN), Berjasa and three independent candidates.