PKR-PAS holds emergency meeting in Selangor

PKR has issued a statement calling off all Permatang Pauh election programmes due to an emergency meeting with PAS leaders.

GEORGE TOWN: PKR has cancelled all its programmes in Permatang Pauh today, believed to be due to an emergency meeting in Selangor.

PKR media coordinator for the Permatang Pauh by-election Mohd Hafizan Mazuki issued a statement calling off all today’s programmes involving PKR deputy president Mohamed Azmin Ali, who is also Selangor Menteri Besar, PKR Youth deputy chief Afif Bahardin and PKR’s Penanti assemblyman Norlela Ariffin.

“Those programmes, including a ‘kenduri rakyat’ (people’s feast) and the launch of PKR operation’s centre in Guar Perahu, were cancelled due to various
reasons,” he said in the statement.

However, it was strongly believed that the PKR leaders were now in Selangor to meet PAS leaders to discuss on the cooperation of the two opposition parties ahead of the Permatang Pauh by-election.

It was reported yesterday that Permatang Pauh PAS division chief Omar Hassan had issued an ultimatum to PKR to retract its statement against supporting PAS’ Private Member’s Bill on hudud if they want PAS’ support at the by-election.

Omar said Permatang Pauh PAS also decided to give PKR until before the nomination day on April 25 to do so, apart from demanding an open apology from PKR.

Meanwhile, Penang PKR Youth deputy chief Khairil Anuar Kamarrudin, when contacted, said he had received an instruction from the party leadership not to issue any statements for the time being.

-BERNAMA