Scrap MoU if anti-hopping law not enacted, says DAP man

 

DAP central committee member Ronnie Liu says he fears that voters will lose faith in Pakatan Harapan.

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan has no reason to maintain its political understanding with Ismail Sabri Yaakob’s administration if an anti-hopping law is not enacted in March, a DAP central committee member said.

Ronnie Liu said the law was one of the most important parts of the agreement and remains the only reason to continue honouring the memorandum of understanding between the two sides.

“If they (the government) don’t do it, there’s no more reason to continue with the MoU,” said Liu, who is also the Sungai Pelek assemblyman.

He said the MoU came at a cost to the opposition coalition, with the public perceiving that PH was not playing the role of check and balance, and that such a perception had led to the coalition losing the recent Melaka and Sarawak polls.

PH leaders, therefore, must reassure the public that they will cancel the MoU if the anti-hopping law is not delivered by March.

“Otherwise, we will be seen as sellouts.”

Liu said he feared that as many as 30% of voters won’t come out to cast their ballot if the law is not enacted as voters will lose faith in the system.

PH signed the MoU with Ismail in August to restore political stability following a change of government, to allow Ismail’s government to manage the effects of the Covid-19 pandemic and bolster the economy.

Critics have accused the opposition coalition of compromising on its principles.

Earlier this week, Fahmi Fadzil of PKR said 13 of the 18 items in the MoU have been implemented. - FMT