Umno can make DAP respect Malays’ special position, says Lokman
Lokman Noor Adam has backed calls for BN and PH to join hands and form the government.
PETALING JAYA: Former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam has backed calls for Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) to join hands and form the government.
Lokman said Umno could make DAP respect the special position of the Malays as stated in Article 153 of the Federal Constitution, adding that the new crop of DAP leaders that have replaced the “Lim family” are more open to such matters.
The “Lim family” refers to party veteran Lim Kit Siang and his son, Guan Eng, who is now the DAP chairman, and who has been replaced by Loke Siew Fook as secretary-general.
Lokman said he personally believed Umno had no choice but to back PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim as the prime minister, though he did not elaborate.
“If PAS can give DAP and Anwar a chance, why can’t we try?” he said in a video interview published on YouTube.
He said it was possible for Umno to make DAP respect the special position of Islam, the Malays, the royal institution, and the Malay language.
“It’s not impossible. If we can’t, then we can retract our support (for the government).
“(PH) needs us, they need experienced people to be in the government, people who know how to run the government,” he said.
Yesterday, Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said he had received the support of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) to form the government and become the prime minister.
He also hinted at having the support of several BN MPs, saying he would show statutory declarations signed by them as proof that PN had enough parliamentary support to form a government.
However, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said BN candidates who won in the general election had signed a pledge and given him the mandate as the coalition’s chairman to determine any political alliance to form a government.
Istana Negara has told party leaders and heads of coalitions to propose a prime ministerial candidate by 2pm today.
BN and PH leaders are currently at the Seri Pacific hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
PETALING JAYA: Former Umno Supreme Council member Lokman Noor Adam has backed calls for Barisan Nasional (BN) and Pakatan Harapan (PH) to join hands and form the government.
Lokman said Umno could make DAP respect the special position of the Malays as stated in Article 153 of the Federal Constitution, adding that the new crop of DAP leaders that have replaced the “Lim family” are more open to such matters.
The “Lim family” refers to party veteran Lim Kit Siang and his son, Guan Eng, who is now the DAP chairman, and who has been replaced by Loke Siew Fook as secretary-general.
Lokman said he personally believed Umno had no choice but to back PH chairman Anwar Ibrahim as the prime minister, though he did not elaborate.
“If PAS can give DAP and Anwar a chance, why can’t we try?” he said in a video interview published on YouTube.
He said it was possible for Umno to make DAP respect the special position of Islam, the Malays, the royal institution, and the Malay language.
“It’s not impossible. If we can’t, then we can retract our support (for the government).
“(PH) needs us, they need experienced people to be in the government, people who know how to run the government,” he said.
Yesterday, Perikatan Nasional (PN) chairman Muhyiddin Yassin said he had received the support of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) to form the government and become the prime minister.
He also hinted at having the support of several BN MPs, saying he would show statutory declarations signed by them as proof that PN had enough parliamentary support to form a government.
However, BN chairman Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said BN candidates who won in the general election had signed a pledge and given him the mandate as the coalition’s chairman to determine any political alliance to form a government.
Istana Negara has told party leaders and heads of coalitions to propose a prime ministerial candidate by 2pm today.
BN and PH leaders are currently at the Seri Pacific hotel in Kuala Lumpur.
"Umno can make DAP respect Malays’ special position, says Lokman"
ReplyDeleteComment: in the first place, this statement is already based on a wrong assumption.
Since when did DAP not respect Malays' special position? Lokman himself seems to be caught up by UMNO's propaganda demonising DAP.
The thing is that DAP has all this while not been able to counter this narrative thus DAP is perceived as the devil against malay race and religion.