KUALA LUMPUR – Umno Youth chief Datuk Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has described Pakatan Harapan as more “gentlemanly” and “beradab” (civilised) in holding negotiations with Barisan Nasional to form a government, compared with the “arrogant” leaders from Perikatan Nasional.
On Facebook, Asyraf confirmed that a meeting occurred between PN leaders and the BN Supreme Council at the St Regis hotel, but slammed PN for reverting to its “old habits” when it attempted to silently “steal” 10 BN parliamentarians to support Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin as prime minister.
“That is why the meeting with PN, which was scheduled two days ago, had to be postponed several times. Ostensibly, PN had enough ‘numbers’, the number of parliamentarians supporting Tan Sri Muhyiddin as PM,” Asyraf, who lost Gerik during the recent election, said.
“Up to the (point where) the 10 SDs (statutory declarations) signed by BN parliamentarians were retracted under orders from the BN Supreme Council. did they (PN) state their readiness to meet (BN) today at 3.30pm.”
Earlier today, top leaders from BN and Gabungan Parti Sarawak were seen entering the palace but did not speak to the media.
This comes as neither PH nor PN – the two coalitions with the highest number of MPs – managed to secure a simple majority of 112 lawmakers to form the government.
An attempt by the palace to get both PH and PN to form a unity government also failed, after the latter’s chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin revealed that he rejected the proposal during his audience with the king yesterday.
Asyraf said BN’s meeting with PN today took place only after the latter had met the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and had confirmed that Muhyiddin did not have enough SDs.
He added that the BN Supreme Council will convene tonight to discuss the offers made by PH and PN, and will abide by the Agong’s advice for BN to help form a unity government.
“But the question is, why is PN so arrogant and conceited to reject the advice of the Agong to form a unity government?" - The Vibes, November 23, 2022
