Ismail went against wishes of people, say DAP leaders
DAP’s Charles Santiago and Young Syefura Othman say the prime minister does not care about the welfare of the people by holding early polls, while PKR’s Rafizi Ramli promises to try to ‘bring Malaysia back on track’.
PETALING JAYA: The opposition has lambasted Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob for dissolving Parliament, paving the way for the 15th general election (GE15).
Klang MP Charles Santiago said the move was orchestrated by Umno’s “court cluster” against the wishes of the people.
“What’s sad is that the prime minister has succumbed to it (dissolving Parliament) and not stood up for the interest of all Malaysians,” the DAP leader told FMT.
The “court cluster” refers to Umno leaders who are either on trial or have been convicted on charges such as criminal breach of trust, abuse of power and money laundering.
Santiago said these Umno leaders favoured an early election in order for them to “stay out of jail”.
With the Deepavali celebrations later this month, he said, it was insensitive and unjust to the Hindu community to have nationwide polls coinciding with the religious celebration.
DAP central committee member Young Syefura Othman accused Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) of not caring about the fate of the rakyat, with the polls possibly set to be held during the monsoon season.
In a statement, she said Malaysians needed to teach BN a lesson for prioritising their own desires over the people’s interests.
“I urge Malaysians to punish Umno and BN’s arrogance. Let’s all go out in droves to defeat BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN), who tarnished our democracy with the Sheraton Move (in February 2020).”
PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli said the party would do its best in GE15.
“The important thing is that we try our best to bring Malaysia back on track,” he said in a tweet.
Ismail’s announcement that Parliament had been dissolved today means the nation will go to the polls within 60 days.
He maintained that the decision to dissolve Parliament was to return the mandate to the people in view of the political instability in the country after three different administrations in the span of two-and-a-half years.
Umno has been pushing for GE15 to be held by the end of the year, but the party’s main rivals, Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional, are against it.
PETALING JAYA: The opposition has lambasted Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob for dissolving Parliament, paving the way for the 15th general election (GE15).
Klang MP Charles Santiago said the move was orchestrated by Umno’s “court cluster” against the wishes of the people.
“What’s sad is that the prime minister has succumbed to it (dissolving Parliament) and not stood up for the interest of all Malaysians,” the DAP leader told FMT.
The “court cluster” refers to Umno leaders who are either on trial or have been convicted on charges such as criminal breach of trust, abuse of power and money laundering.
Santiago said these Umno leaders favoured an early election in order for them to “stay out of jail”.
With the Deepavali celebrations later this month, he said, it was insensitive and unjust to the Hindu community to have nationwide polls coinciding with the religious celebration.
DAP central committee member Young Syefura Othman accused Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN) of not caring about the fate of the rakyat, with the polls possibly set to be held during the monsoon season.
In a statement, she said Malaysians needed to teach BN a lesson for prioritising their own desires over the people’s interests.
“I urge Malaysians to punish Umno and BN’s arrogance. Let’s all go out in droves to defeat BN and Perikatan Nasional (PN), who tarnished our democracy with the Sheraton Move (in February 2020).”
PKR deputy president Rafizi Ramli said the party would do its best in GE15.
“The important thing is that we try our best to bring Malaysia back on track,” he said in a tweet.
Ismail’s announcement that Parliament had been dissolved today means the nation will go to the polls within 60 days.
He maintained that the decision to dissolve Parliament was to return the mandate to the people in view of the political instability in the country after three different administrations in the span of two-and-a-half years.
Umno has been pushing for GE15 to be held by the end of the year, but the party’s main rivals, Pakatan Harapan and Perikatan Nasional, are against it.
BN will win in a landslide.
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