Pakatan Harapan leaders who continue to "dream" of regaining power by joining forces with Bersatu should join Perikatan Nasional, said PKR Youth secretary Ahmad Syukri Che Ab Razab.
He said this in response to Amanah deputy president Salahuddin Ayub who suggested that Harapan can readmit Bersatu into the coalition.
"PKR Youth urges any leaders who are dreaming about becoming the government again with Bersatu, be it at the federal or state level to leave Harapan and defect to Bersatu, Umno, PAS or (former PKR deputy president) Azmin Ali's group," Ahmad Syukri (photo) said in a statement.
He called Salahuddin Ayub's offer to Johor Bersatu "insensitive". PN has a razor-think two-seat majority in the Johor state assembly.
"PKR Youth stresses that Salahuddin's views are personal and does not represent Pakatan Harapan. Any decision on Harapan's strategic partner must go through the Pakatan Harapan presidential council.
"PKR Youth also sees Salahuddin's statement as insensitive towards the disappointment of Harapan supporters who still cannot forget the betrayal by a number of individuals, leading to the collapse of the (Harapan) government which was duly elected in the last general election," Ahmad Syukri said.
Bersatu is presently split between its president Muhyiddin Yassin and chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
The Harapan government collapsed in late February after Muhyiddin took Bersatu out of the coalition and joined forces with a group of PKR defectors led by former PKR deputy president Azmin Ali.
Together with the opposition, they formed the new Perikatan Nasional government.
Mahathir had indicated he plans to wrest back control of the party in the next Bersatu election.
Ahmad Syukri said PKR Youth is against readmitting Bersatu into Harapan and urged the presidential council against doing so.
"PKR Youth sees any idea to readmit Bersatu in Harapan as dishonourable and the idea must be rejected by the Harapan presidential council," he said, adding that Harapan should instead focus on strengthening the coalition. - Mkini
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