Are DAP and Anwar okay for you now, Umno rebels asked

 

Selangor Barisan Nasional information chief Isham Jalil noted that Umno had, at its annual general meeting, decided against working with DAP and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim. (File pic)

PETALING JAYA: A Barisan Nasional leader has asked Umno’s rebel MPs to state what they now have to say about Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s overture to the opposition.

He has directed the same question at pro-Muhyiddin party PAS.

Speaking to FMT, Selangor Barisan Nasional information chief Isham Jalil noted that Umno had, at its annual general meeting, decided against working with DAP and opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim.

“And everyone knows how PAS feels about PKR and DAP,” he added.

He also noted that pro-Muhyiddin Umno MPs like Shahidan Kassim, Annuar Musa and Nazri Aziz had, on several occasions, reminded Umno of its “no Anwar, no DAP” stand.

“What do these pro-Muhyiddin Umno MPs and PAS have to say now that the PM is reaching out to the opposition to keep his government intact?”

Yesterday, Muhyiddin proposed several reforms should he win September’s confidence vote. These include a term limit for the prime minister, equal allocations for MPs and anti-party hopping legislation.

Umno and the opposition parties have since rejected the prime minister’s proposals.

Isham said Shahidan and other pro-Muhyiddin MPs should now tell their grassroots supporters how they stood on the prime minister’s proposal for bipartisan support.

“I’m sure their grassroots will be eager to know about this new realignment that the prime minister seems to be pushing,” he said.

“As far as Umno is concerned, we are consistent. We said at our AGM we won’t work with Anwar and DAP. This hasn’t changed. Can Shahidan, Annuar, Nazri and PAS say the same?” - FMT