DAP MP: It's raining frogs in the land below the wind

A DAP lawmaker took to Twitter to post a sarcastic swipe at the exodus of Sabah Umno lawmakers who are speculated to join Bersatu.

“It's raining frogs in the land below the wind,” said Lim Lip Eng this evening.

Speaking to Malaysiakini, the Kepong MP said it has always been DAP's stand to oppose party-hopping when the other side has the political advantage.

“Now that DAP is part of the government, we cannot change our principle,” he stressed.

Lim also noted that he had raised the issue of enacting an anti-party hopping law during the just-ended Dewan Rakyat session.

“The answer given was that it is (the elected representatives) right (to switch parties). This is totally wrong,” he said.

Lim also pointed out that “cocky and arrogant” DAP members who had quit the party in the past and contested as independents in previous elections had lost their deposits.

He said DAP's top leaders would discuss with their Pakatan Harapan counterparts regarding the issue of party-hopping.

“I have confidence in them (the DAP leadership),” he said.

Lim Lip Eng

Last week, Prime Minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government would not pursue or enact anti-party-hopping legislation.

"We are a democratic government, we believe in democracy and democracy allows even 'frogs' to jump,” he said.

Mahathir is the chairperson of both Harapan and Bersatu.

This afternoon, more than a dozen Sabah Umno MPs and state assemblypersons announced their resignation from Umno.

They have also pledged their support for Mahathir and Sabah Chief Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal. - Mkini