Umno supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi has poured cold water on the suggestion by Bersatu supreme council member Mohd Redzuan Md Yusof that 10 government MPs will switch their support to Perikatan Nasional.
“Redzuan claims that maybe 10 government MPs will shift their support to PN.
“That is indeed a surprise.
“But that will only happen if the ‘flying car’ that was planned by Redzuan could actually fly.
“As long as the flying car is impossible to fly, then the first ‘batch’ of 10 people flying to PN is also impossible,” said Puad in a post on Facebook, referring to an announcement that Redzuan made while serving as entrepreneur development minister in the Pakatan Harapan government then led by Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Yesterday, Redzuan claimed the 10 MPs comprise lawmakers from various parties, including PKR, who would be the “first batch” to make the cross over, due to disappointment over the coalition government being “led by DAP”.
“Rather than speculations about more Bersatu MPs supporting the government, I think talks of government-bloc MPs, including from BN and PKR, supporting PN to form a new government, are more realistic.
“I heard about more than 10 MPs wanting to switch blocs. They are studying the problems plaguing the government today and realise that it is led by DAP,” he told reporters when asked to comment on speculation that more Bersatu MPs were poised to voice their support for Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim in days to come.
He refused to name the 10 MPs allegedly considering the switch and did not provide evidence to back his claim.
Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil then dismissed Redzuan’s claim, asking opposition politicians to stop issuing statements that would confuse the public.
He suggested that Bersatu politicians might be in panic mode given the current circumstances.
On Tuesday, Bukit Gantang MP Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal joined the list of Bersatu MPs backing Anwar.
Previously, four Bersatu MPs shifted their support to Anwar’s leadership.
They were Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (Kuala Kangsar), Suhaili Abdul Rahman (Labuan), Mohd Azizi Abu Naim (Gua Musang), and Zahari Kechik (Jeli). - Mkini
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