TENOM, Sept. 21 -- Touch the hearts of Sabahans but keep your hands away from our rights, said Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) president Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal.

The caretaker Chief Minister said that even after 60 years under the leadership of Barisan Nasional (BN), Sabah is still far behind in terms of development.

"We want the people in Sabah to get their rights. Touch the hearts of all Malaysians - from Perlis to Sabah.

"But don't touch the rights that we have and claim that it is yours and not ours," he said in a warning to the ruling federal government.

Speaking during a campaign at Melalap, Shafie pointed out that even after so many decades, the road conditions here are still poor, schools are still wooden and hospitals still do ...