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Mat Hasan: We told PAS to push Dr M confidence vote to thwart Anwar
PAS' planned vote of confidence for Dr Mahathir Mohamad last month, was meant to disrupt Pakatan Harapan and thwart Anwar Ibrahim from becoming prime minister.
Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan, who said he chaired the Muafakat Nasional (MN) negotiating committee, said it was part of their duty as the then-opposition.
"That is why in a meeting we said 'PAS, make a statement, we will table a motion of confidence for the prime minister (Mahathir)'. Because we know Abang Non (Anwar) wanted to become PM.
"So we planted a time bomb, to see if they would run in the middle of the night or not.
"We planned this, to put them in turmoil... They became suspicious of each other.
"We live in strange times, very strange. Which opposition would put a motion of confidence to the prime minister?" Mohamad said.
He was speaking to Pagoh Umno branch-level delegates from the Youth, Women and Puteri Wings this morning. A video of his speech was streamed by Umno Online's Facebook page.
PAS' had defended its confidence vote for Mahathir as a means to prevent democracy from being subverted through demands that the nonagenarian resign.
Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan, who said he chaired the Muafakat Nasional (MN) negotiating committee, said it was part of their duty as the then-opposition.
"That is why in a meeting we said 'PAS, make a statement, we will table a motion of confidence for the prime minister (Mahathir)'. Because we know Abang Non (Anwar) wanted to become PM.
"So we planted a time bomb, to see if they would run in the middle of the night or not.
"We planned this, to put them in turmoil... They became suspicious of each other.
"We live in strange times, very strange. Which opposition would put a motion of confidence to the prime minister?" Mohamad said.
He was speaking to Pagoh Umno branch-level delegates from the Youth, Women and Puteri Wings this morning. A video of his speech was streamed by Umno Online's Facebook page.
PAS' had defended its confidence vote for Mahathir as a means to prevent democracy from being subverted through demands that the nonagenarian resign.
They dropped the matter after Harapan said it would leave the transition matter completely up to Mahathir.
The push by Anwar's supporters for Mahathir to resign early had been cited as a reason why Bersatu joined forces with Umno and PAS to form a new government.
The move triggered a political crisis which ironically caused Mahathir to resign.
The push by Anwar's supporters for Mahathir to resign early had been cited as a reason why Bersatu joined forces with Umno and PAS to form a new government.
The move triggered a political crisis which ironically caused Mahathir to resign.
It ended with Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin being sworn-in as the head of a Perikatan Nasional coalition made up of Bersatu, BN, and PAS, with support from GPS.
PAS now says that Harapan's efforts to challenge Muhyiddin with a vote of no-confidence in Parliament is disrespectful to the Agong, who appointed Muhyiddin on the belief he had majority support.
Mohamad denied that Umno had usurped power but said they would be foolish not to take advantage of Harapan's fall.
However, he also said that MN had wanted to take down Harapan because the latter would have made Malays suffer.
"If we had let Harapan be for another 2-3 years, there would be a great calamity on the Malays and Islam.
"We had to prevent that, that is why we needed to bring them down immediately.
"But they fell too fast, and we were left agape (at what to do)," he said with a smile.
chinese suffer more under ph, good to change from time to time, but y cant u all do it via election?
ReplyDeleteI think the Chinese will LUVV it under the PN government, they have been released from suffering under PH.
ReplyDeleteTARUC may well get its funding back, what more can you wish for ?
Now the innocent holy men from PAS is talking cockapoo.Lust,money and power is what led them to act like political pariahs.These politicians will sell their wives and daughters for all this.
ReplyDeletepower matey power, that's all those Pak Hajis want
DeletePAS is the party full of hypocrisy and is so evil that we should not ignore.
ReplyDeleteI find their "piety" sickening..always pretending they are doing for the good of all. Even now they are talking about not ignoring other races and that the Muhyddin government should also take care of other races
It is blatantly clear that Hadi will make a pact even with the devil to achieve his Muslim/Malay superiority and claim it is halal so long as the goal of Muslim/Malay dominance is achieve.
it's basically about acquiring power, whatever it takes, and that power-authority to provide control over the rakyat
DeleteI looked at every each way; TDM was the catalyst and determiner of the collapsed of PH government. With hindsight, even if TDM does not want to pass the baton to AI, but had he not resigned, he could still be the forerunner, until the PH government officially/formally ends in May 2023. Yes, it was a huge error indeed - the pharaonic resignation that has left DAP PKR PAN totally flabbergasted and a cabinet murdered.
ReplyDeleteI have a sneaky suspicion the Malaysian Parliament will Never convene again -and many Malaysians will accept that.
ReplyDeletePN could do it ! C'mon, just get out of this democratic shit...this piece of fig covering is too worn out.
DeleteSince PAS has initiated a call for banks merger, it just "shows" that PAS can take over the Finance Ministry, they do know a thing or two what...guys stop sniggering.
Who needs FDI ? Who needs the Chinese ?...get them out of the country wholesale...strike a deal for China to absorb them back to Cina land. The rest of the Nons could convert to Islam...see how well Zakir Naik has done for himself, the Malays accept him like god.