PETALING JAYA: Nominations for campus elections in four universities – Universiti Malaya, Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, Universiti Sains Malaysia and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia – went smoothly yesterday without any untoward incident.
At Universiti Malaya, around 200 pro-Mahasiswa supporters who were clad in orange marched to the nomination centre at Dewan Tunku Canselor in support of their 32 candidates.
The pro-Aspirasi supporters gathered at the university’s Science Faculty to root for their candidates who are vying for the 41 seats being contested.
The scene at the university heated up when supporters from the two groups started jeering at one another, with the pro-Mahasiswa group accusing the pro-Aspirasi of “receiving financial aid from campus authorities”.
Campus polls: Students registering their candidacy at Universiti Malaya in Kuala Lumpur Monday. The pro-Aspirasi supporters responded by saying that the pro-Mahasiswa group was “a tool of Parti Keadilan Rakyat”.
Over at Universiti Kebangsaan Malaysia, 35 seats are being contested with 24 faculty seats and 11 general seats.
At Universiti Sains Malaysia, 39 seats are being contested. The pro-Aspirasi group are already in the lead with 17 seats being won uncontested.
Things were more mellow over at Universiti Teknologi Malaysia in Skudai, Johor, as new campus rules prohibit any procession by supporters.
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