Zahid wrote to Agong to say 14 MPs signed SDs to withdraw support for Muhyiddin, Perikatan, Umno-released letters show
Through its party mouthpiece Umno Online’s website, Umno today confirmed two letters that Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had written on July 30 and August 4 to the Agong. — Picture by Firdaus Latif
KUALA LUMPUR, Aug 9 — Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi had last Wednesday presented a list of 14 Umno MPs to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, to inform the King of their signed statutory declarations to withdraw support for Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and his Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition, documents released by Umno showed.
Through its party mouthpiece Umno Online’s website, Umno today confirmed two letters that Ahmad Zahid had written on July 30 and August 4 to the Agong.
In the August 4 letter to the Agong, Ahmad Zahid had listed the names of the 14 Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs including himself which he said had signed the statutory declarations to retract support for Muhyiddin and PN.
“I wish to confirm that none of these MPs retracted the statutory declarations that had been presented to KDYMM Seri Paduka Baginda,” he said.
“With this, I verify the fourteen (14) MPs that have been fully legitimised,” he said.
Although Ahmad Zahid had listed 14 names, only 13 copies of signed statutory declarations were uploaded by Umno Online on its website and Facebook page.
There was no signed statutory declaration by Gua Musang MP Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who was in the list of 14 names.
However, Ahmad Zahid had in the list added a note below Tengku Razaleigh’s name, stating that the latter had never signed a statutory declaration to support Mahiaddin Md Yasin (Muhyiddin’s actual name) and that he had previously applied to the Dewan Rakyat Speaker to change seatings in the lower house of Parliament.
The 14 names are Ahmad Zahid, Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, Lenggong MP Datuk Shamsul Anuar Nasarah, Baling MP Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, Pengerang MP Datuk Azalina Othman Said, Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, Machang MP Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub, Parit MP Datuk Mohd Nizar Zakaria, Jerantut MP Datuk Ahmad Nazlan Idris, Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Nor, Kimanis MP Datuk Mohamad Alamin, Tanjung Karang MP Tan Sri Noh Omar and Tengku Razaleigh.
Through its party mouthpiece Umno Online’s website, Umno today confirmed two letters that Ahmad Zahid had written on July 30 and August 4 to the Agong.
In the August 4 letter to the Agong, Ahmad Zahid had listed the names of the 14 Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs including himself which he said had signed the statutory declarations to retract support for Muhyiddin and PN.
“I wish to confirm that none of these MPs retracted the statutory declarations that had been presented to KDYMM Seri Paduka Baginda,” he said.
“With this, I verify the fourteen (14) MPs that have been fully legitimised,” he said.
Although Ahmad Zahid had listed 14 names, only 13 copies of signed statutory declarations were uploaded by Umno Online on its website and Facebook page.
There was no signed statutory declaration by Gua Musang MP Tan Sri Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah, who was in the list of 14 names.
However, Ahmad Zahid had in the list added a note below Tengku Razaleigh’s name, stating that the latter had never signed a statutory declaration to support Mahiaddin Md Yasin (Muhyiddin’s actual name) and that he had previously applied to the Dewan Rakyat Speaker to change seatings in the lower house of Parliament.
The 14 names are Ahmad Zahid, Pekan MP Datuk Seri Najib Razak, Pontian MP Datuk Seri Ahmad Maslan, Lenggong MP Datuk Shamsul Anuar Nasarah, Baling MP Datuk Seri Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, Pengerang MP Datuk Azalina Othman Said, Kinabatangan MP Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin, Machang MP Datuk Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub, Parit MP Datuk Mohd Nizar Zakaria, Jerantut MP Datuk Ahmad Nazlan Idris, Cameron Highlands MP Ramli Mohd Nor, Kimanis MP Datuk Mohamad Alamin, Tanjung Karang MP Tan Sri Noh Omar and Tengku Razaleigh.
Further proof that BN is Dead and everyone can smell the Corpse. But as they say "A Dog is Man's Best Friend".
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Sack Umno from BN, DAP dares rival MCA
9 Aug 2021
DAP has urged its rival MCA to sack Umno from the Barisan Nasional coalition for going against their mandate to stick with Perikatan Nasional until the next general election.
Perak DAP publicity secretary Chong Zhemin said his challenge to MCA was based on MCA president Wee Ka Siong’s pledge to support PN as per the BN agreement.
BN partners MCA and MIC had said they would continue to support the current government as agreed by BN last year despite Umno’s decision to withdraw support.
“Since Wee insisted it was a BN decision to stay in PN until the next GE which is still valid, MCA should fulfill its promise to sack Umno from BN for going against the BN consensus,” Chong, who is also Keranji state assemblyman, said in a statement.
On Friday, Wee said the party’s stance would not change as long as the decision by BN remained.
“MCA has taken a firm stand with regard to the decision made by BN last year, which is to remain supportive of the current government.
“As long as the decision remains, we feel obliged to make this announcement together with our comrades in BN.”
“We will stick together and prioritise the people. We (will) manage the Covid-19 issue, and eventually the people will decide,” Wee said when appearing in a press conference with 20 other BN MPs.
Chong said that according to Wee, in March last year the BN supreme council meeting had resolved to join the PN government until the next GE.
“I hereby challenge MCA to make good on their promise to sack Umno from BN since Umno has openly gone against the BN consensus to stay in PN.”
He added that former MCA president Liow Tiong Lai had said in 2018 that MCA would sack Umno from BN if Umno forged an alliance with PAS.
“However, MCA did not fulfill its promise to sack Umno and has now formed an alliance with PAS in the PN government.
“Umno’s decision to pull support from Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and PN without consulting BN component parties is gross misconduct.”
Chong said that if MCA still had any dignity left, Wee should immediately call for a BN supreme council meeting and sack Umno from BN for its unilateral decision to quit PN which is against the BN consensus.
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