DAP tells PKR to ‘get your act together’
DAP leaders say rumours of a plan to oust Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim as mentri besar have begun to affect the other component parties in the Selangor Pakatan Rakyat (PR) state government.
The DAP also gave its backing to Khalid to remain as MB, stating that policies which have been passed under his administration have been “fair and just” for everyone.
They slammed Selangor opposition leader Datuk Seri Dr Mohd Khir Toyo’s claims that Khalid will still remain in power as MB despite a possible coup because he was subservient to the DAP, and that the DAP actually governed the state.
“This is a warning to PKR. This cannot go on any longer. PKR should settle and resolve whatever internal bickering they may have during this weekend’s party retreat,” said Klang MP Charles Santiago.
The DAP man told The Malaysian Insider that the rumours of 15 PKR MPs planning to pressure Khalid to step down as MB have affected other PR component parties in the state.
“This issue is affecting everyone. Just last night I was at a function, and people were asking me these questions (about PKR), and I could not answer them.
“They have to get their act together,” said Santiago.
Santiago claimed that Khir’s remarks were “mischievous, slanderous and misleading” as it was a ploy to drive a wedge between PR component parties in the state.
“The people of Selangor are behind him (Khalid) because of his fair policies and because he is a clean man,” said Santiago.
He said PAS and the DAP will also meet up with Khalid soon to discuss the latest matters pertaining to the state.
“We would like that (laughs), if only we had everything our way. The fact is although we have 13 state assemblymen each for PKR and DAP, PKR has five excos while the DAP has three.
“There are a lot of examples which show that DAP does not control the state. If you look at GLCs (government-linked companies), only Teresa Kok is appointed to PKNS (Selangor State Development Corporation),” said Pua.
In a phone interview with The Malaysian Insider, Pua reaffirmed the DAP’s stand in supporting Khalid.
“I think DAP Selangor supports Khalid because he is genuinely concerned with improving the welfare of the people in Selangor. And he is not corrupt,” said Pua.
Khir claimed yesterday that PKR lawmakers had been dissatisfied with Khalid’s running of the state for some time, but said the rebellion would not amount to anything as the mentri besar had the support of ally DAP.
“It will be quite impossible to remove Khalid as mentri besar. First of all, Khalid’s support in Selangor is strong, very solid.
“Khalid is there because of DAP, not because of PKR. There is full support from Khalid to remain as MB. Several DAP leaders have confirmed that with me,” Khir told The Malaysian Insider yesterday in an interview.
The former Selangor BN mentri besar had said that PKR did not call the shots in the state’s administration, and claimed that the position of MB was subject to the approval of the DAP.
PKR has been thrown into disarray since two of the party’s lawmakers recently confirmed that a “coup” to remove Khalid from office was being led by Teluk Kemang MP Datuk Kamarul Bahrain Abbas, who has denied the accusation.
The alleged revolt is believed to have started from Azmin Ali’s resignation from PKNS three days ago.
Khalid has dismissed the revolt as mere speculation.
This is off the topic but very interesting to note. It was reported that a policeman fell to his death trying to evade arrest from a religious party for committing adultery. But there is a guy who was caught with his pants down committing adultery with a girl was handsomely rewarded with the Presidency of MCA.This is life in Bolihland.
ReplyDeleteIf it is true it is indeed sad....
ReplyDeleteTwo laws. One for the bolehland and one for the uninitiated.....
Both govern the citizenry and both pay differently...