PERIKATAN Nasional (PN) elections director Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor today claimed that the opposition coalition has enough statutory declarations (SDs) from MPs in the Dewan Rakyat to topple the Unity Government.
The Kedah mentri besar and PAS leader however did not provide any specific details such as names of the lawmakers and the exact number of SDs signed in support of PN.
"They are all enough. Just wait for the day," he was quoted as saying by Berita Harian, hinting that a formal announcement or move to prove the majority in the house will be made soon.
He said this to reporters during a programme to publicise the draft of the Padang Terap district local plan in Kuala Nerang, Kedah, today.
He was asked to elaborate on the issue of SDs to take over the federal government, which is presently under the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim who is chairman of Pakatan Harapan (PH).
Sanusi was recently mocked and criticised by PH leaders for his assertion last week that a move to topple the government does exist, as has been spoken about lately.
He was quoted as saying in the media that there was indeed a move by PN to overthrow the present government through what he described as a democratic approach under the Federal Constitution.
However, he said that the name “Dubai Move” was just a dummy or decoy.
“People are labelling (the plot as) the 'Dubai Move', but it’s really the 'Chow Kit Move' because it was discussed in Kuala Lumpur,” he was quoted as saying by Malaysiakini.
It was the same approach which the present government had applied to fish for support from five PN backbenchers, Sanusi claimed.
Kedah Pakatan Harapan (PH) chief Mahfuz Omar responded that Sanusi's comments were nothing more than the PN leadership's strategy to intimidate their MPs from defecting and shifting their support towards Anwar.
Mahfuz was quoted by Utusan Malaysia as saying that PN leaders are worried about losing their MPs to the ruling government, in addition to harbouring anxiety over the court cases that they are facing.
Yesterday, Bersatu's Bukit Gantang MP Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal, who recently shifted his support from PN to Anwar, claimed that up to eight more opposition MPs will move their support for Anwar’s government when Parliament reconvenes at the end of February.
Bersatu and PAS are key components of PN.
On December 29, Community Communications Department (J-Kom) deputy director-general Datuk Ismail Yusop had said that the Dubai Move cropped up when certain PN leaders were holidaying in the UAE recently.
He claimed that a meeting took place in the country’s main city of Dubai to discuss specific duties for 'officers' responsible for identifying MPs who can be influenced to shift support to the opposition.
The intention was purportedly to set up a government through backdoor means, he added. – The Vibes, January 7, 2024
