Former Umno leader Puad Zarkashi claimed that Umno is afraid to end ties with Pakatan Harapan at the federal level, adding that the nationalist party is not ready to lose its cabinet posts.
This came after Umno information chief Azalina Othman Said reportedly said the pact between BN and Perikatan Nasional for the Negeri Sembilan polls should not be used to end the coalition government at the federal level.
“The real reason why BN is not ready to leave the Madani government is due to the things I heard during Umno supreme council meetings.
“Without ministerial roles, Umno cannot help friends. It will be difficult for them to rejuvenate themselves and have no bargaining power.
“Which means, Umno is not ready to become the federal opposition and that’s why the party is afraid of the BN-Harapan memorandum of understanding (MOU) getting scrapped,” the former Umno supreme council member said on Facebook.
Yesterday, Puad urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to consider ending the BN-Pakatan Harapan MOU earlier, as trust no longer exists between the two coalitions.
However, Azalina rejected the idea, saying politics at the state and federal levels were different.
“Each state has its own state constitution and leadership. The state and federal governments are two separate matters,” Free Malaysia Today reported her as saying.
Azalina also pointed out that Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi and Anwar had repeatedly emphasised that the coalition government would continue until the 16th general election.
Dismissing Azalina’s arguments, Puad said it was clear as daylight that BN intends to abandon Harapan before the Parliament is dissolved.
“To BN, the prime minister is a liability, and they find it more beneficial to work with PN,” added the veteran politician.
BN-PN wave
In the recently concluded Negeri Sembilan polls, BN and PN consolidated Malay votes to win 25 seats for a two-thirds majority in the state. Harapan was relegated to 11 seats.
Out of Harapan's 11 seats, DAP won nine, followed by two from PKR. Amanah did not secure any of the nine seats it targeted.
As for the Johor polls on July 11, BN, with assistance from PN, won 48 of the 56 seats available. Harapan managed to secure only eight.
Elated by the outcome, PAS information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari said the BN-PN pact may eventually lead to the two coalitions establishing governments in every state in Peninsular Malaysia.
“If this BN-PN formula can be carried into the general election arena, every state in Peninsular Malaysia will be successfully captured, including Penang.
“Therefore, the PN and BN leadership should not look back anymore; continue with this winning formula,” the Pasir Mas MP said. - Mkini
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