“DAP, PH determined to bury Bersama before it gains ground”

 

BERSAMA party leader Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has warned that Pakatan Harapan (PH), particularly DAP, will unleash most of its electoral firepower against Bersama to ensure the new party fails to survive upcoming contests.

He likened PH’s strategy to firing “10 bullets, eight at once”, with the majority aimed at Bersama, two at UMNO, and little directed at Perikatan Nasional (PN).

“Bersama will become the main target of PH and DAP in elections because the new party is brave and can talk on any issues affecting the public, while traditional parties remain silent,” Rafizi said in the Yang Berhenti Menteri podcast.

He argued that ruling coalition MPs cannot freely raise topics such as sales and service tax, minority rights, and business struggles.

“If we (Government MPs) talk about this, oh no, it is not good. They say reform takes time, and UMNO will be angry. They cannot talk about all that,” he explained.

According to Rafizi, this freedom to criticise ruling parties makes Bersama dangerous in DAP’s eyes.

“In DAP’s point of view, they must be killed right now. They must lose all their deposits in the election,” he said, stressing that DAP’s approach is pragmatic, aiming to shut down competitors before they gain traction.

He warned that if Bersama survives even a short electoral campaign without losing deposits, non‑Malay voters may begin to see the party as a credible alternative.

“If we don’t lose our deposits, Chinese and Indian voters will say they actually have the potential to survive while struggling on their own. Once that idea is planted, voters will say it’s worth taking the long route and growing together with this party,” Rafizi added.

He concluded that non‑Malay voters are searching for voices that can speak openly and without bias, and Bersama’s ability to do so positions it as a serious threat to traditional parties. — Focus Malaysia