Umno president Ahmad Zahid renewed pressure for his rebellious party MPs to act against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin after Istana Negara delivered a rebuke against his government.
"Umno will ask Muhyiddin Yassin and (de facto law minister) Takiyuddin Hassan to resign respectfully.
"Umno MPs must carry out the supreme council's decision on July 7 to withdraw support for Muhyiddin as the prime minister.
"This decision is also to fulfil the oath of office of every MP that requires loyalty to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and to defend and uphold the Federal Constitution at all times," he said.
He added that defending the royal institution is also part of Umno's founding objective.
Zahid had on July 8 announced Umno's decision to retract its support for Muhyiddin but a majority of Umno's 38 MPs had rebelled against the decision.
However, Istana Negara's strongly-worded statement against the Perikatan Nasional government today has provided an opportunity for Zahid to renew his efforts.
"Umno deeply regrets the actions of the government under Muhyiddin that went against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong who wanted all the emergency ordinances to be debated and annulled in Parliament in line with Article 150(3) of the Federal Constitution.
"More disappointing was when Tuanku revealed that that the revocation of the emergency ordinances announced by the de facto law minister in Parliament on Monday did not receive the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's assent and was very confusing.
"The action was clearly a form of treason towards the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and undermines the principles of the Federal Constitution," he said.
The government had refused to allow the emergency ordinances to be debated in Parliament and instead tried to unilaterally revoke them.
The government is seen as trying to avoid any vote in Parliament due to its uncertain majority. - Mkini
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