PUTRAJAYA: Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin has slammed members of his own party calling for snap polls, saying now is not the time for another general election.
The science, technology and innovation minister said holding elections now would only pose high risks to public health and Umno’s reputation.
“We cannot compare ourselves to other countries that have held elections such as New Zealand and Singapore, because first, these were held on a smaller scale.
“Secondly, as we saw in Sabah, we cannot comply with the SOPs, especially among politicians. So it is not right to make a comparison,” he said at a press conference here today.
He noted that even politicians did not comply with the SOPs, with their Facebook posts showing some of them not wearing face masks in public.
Khairy’s comments come after ousted Barisan Nasional (BN) secretary-general Annuar Musa tweeted that the party’s grassroots were not keen on holding snap polls amid the pandemic and flash floods.
“Not only is it irresponsible, but it also shows (the party’s) greed for power and their insensitivity towards the people’s struggles,” Annuar said.
On Umno secretary-general Ahmad Maslan’s statement that the party was seeking to retract its support for PPBM due to ongoing court cases against Umno leaders, Khairy said it was a “goreng pisang” way of thinking.
“It is not a quality reason,” he added.
The Umno Supreme Council has deferred any decision on its support for PPBM to its annual general assembly scheduled to be held on Jan 31.
It will also discuss calling for snap elections by the end of March as well as strengthening its Muafakat Nasional (MN) alliance with PAS. - FMT
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