Hours before Teluk Intan goes to the polls, two party workers have been slapped and punched by a man from the opposing camp.

Bavani a/p Veraiah and Leong Pooi Wan, DAP Wanita volunteers, were putting up DAP banners near Maybank in Teluk Intan town at 3pm when they were approached by three men. The men shouted vulgarities at the DAP ladies, which Leong attempted to record with her mobile phone.

Leong is the wife of Jalong State Assemblyman Loh Sze Yee. According to locals, the men are MIC members.

Leong was slapped while Bavani was punched in her left cheek as they sought assistance from their colleagues. Bavani and Leong have lodged a police report at 4.16pm this afternoon.

They were accompanied by DAP assemblymen including Chong Eng, Mary Josephine, Terence Naidu, and Wong Kah Woh. Mary Josephine, who is Rahang State Assemblywoman, expressed shock at the incident. “Violence against women is deplorable, we will not stand for it,” she said.  -The Rocket