“Come September 16, we will show who has in fact been dreaming or bragging.”
So confident is Sarawak PKR chief Dominique Ng that he told a press conference this afternoon in Kuching that Pakatan Rakyat coalition could now count on more that 40 MPs to cross over from Barisan Nasional.
His statement came amid reports that a top PKR leader met with leaders of a BN component party in Kota Kinabalu this morning to pledge support for the opposition’s move.
Ng said in addition to individual MPs, he expected enough BN parties to join Pakatan for the opposition to have sufficient numbers to oust the government by the Sept 16 deadline.
Meanwhile, Ng announced that the state PKR would be holding a series of dinners, including one in Kuching on Sept 15 and another in Miri on Sept 16, in conjunction with Malaysia Day celebrations.
PKR de facto leader Anwar Ibrahim has on the weekend mooted the proposal to declare September 16 as a public holiday in all five Pakatan-held states in Peninsular Malaysia.
Ng, who is the party's sole assemblyperson in Sarawak, added that it would be declared a public holiday in the East Malaysian state “when Pakatan forms the state government”.
According to Ng, Sept 16 was a public holiday for workers in Sarawak until 1994 when the Sarawak Labour Ordinance was amended by the state government.
Ng added the Federal Constitution was also very clear on the significance of those two days - Sept 16 is Malaysia Day, while Aug 31 is Merdeka Day.
Who are likely to jump?
There have been intense speculations in Sarawak and Sabah as to which BN component parties are likely to join Pakatan.
In Sabah, the Sabah Progressive Party (Sapp), led by former chief minister Yong Teck Lee, has been frequently mentioned, and this has not been denied by its leaders.
Another party on the list is said to be Upko, which is led by Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Bernard Dompok, also a former chief minister of Sabah. The two parties have six MPs between them.
In Sarawak, one of the parties mentioned as a possibility is Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS), led by state development minister Dr James Masing. It has six MPs. A PKR source said the crossovers in Sarawak are likely to come from all the state's four BN component parties - PRS, SPDP, SUPP and PBB.
But their leaders have all publicly denied this. The source added that the crossovers from Peninsular Malaysia are about equal in number.
news n photo courtesy of Malaysiakini
2 comments:
barbaric nationalists are like gestapo. since some has declared that they might jump ship and side along with PK by september 16, mind you that BN will use its 'special police watchdogs' to DETAIN you guys and your family members maybe before september 10 to somewhere where only bodowi, nashit, hamid and police will knows your where-abouts e.g. PI bala and myammar doctor disappearing act.
with this as said, i certainly hope these defectors would have plan out for their safety and not to be 'taken' away suddenly because bn will drop to the ground like an egg if they don't take the first step to prevent you guys from leaving them.
a way i propose that even if you guys are 'taken away' suddenly is to do a video recording stating the time and date of your reason and intention to withdraw from bn at the presence of respectful lawyers and foreign ambassadors especially!! once has done these recordings, must be despatched to PK HQ and a copy to ambassadors to retain in the event a proof is needed due to your 'sudden kidnap' .
with that, i think the wise Agung will give consent to new government or freah election immediately.
thus, for all defectors out there, ponder on my idea and i pray for you and your family safety and thank you in advance for trying to help the rakyat in this only way!!
my presumption of defectors hits bulls-eye.
there is talks of excuse to surrender the passport for overseas trips around this time especially the suspected bn defectors!!
i hope these sincere defectors (who think of rakyat) will give them photo-copies of their passports as its illegal to surrender own's passport to others!!
also, i sincerely hope the defectors had already did recording and sent a copy to PK HQ and any foreign ambassadors of their defect intentions so when they really go on holiday, these films will prove that they sincerely want to quit barabaric nationalist for the betterment of rakyat for Agong's viewing.
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