BN in unity govt because of trust, Puad tells Wan
Umno leader Puad Zarkashi (left) says Bersatu’s Wan Saiful Wan Jan is wrong to state that the new government is unstable and can be threatened at any time by BN.
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional’s participation in the Anwar Ibrahim-led unity government is based on trust, says Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi.
On the other hand, the Umno leader claimed that Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin accepted BN’s support for his government in 2020 with “vengeful intentions”.
“(Muhyiddin) wanted to kill Umno. That is why he could only be prime minister for 17 months. It was his own mistake. His ‘scheme of things’ failed,” Puad said in a Facebook post today.
The phrase “scheme of things” first surfaced in a leaked audio recording allegedly made during a Bersatu Supreme Council meeting in 2020.
In the recording, a man said to be Muhyiddin is heard proposing that Bersatu shore up its position by joining forces with Umno to form Malaysia’s largest Malay political party, with offers of positions in government-linked companies made to Umno as an incentive.
Last night, Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan said Anwar’s government was unstable and could be threatened at any time by BN.
He said the situation was the same during the PN government under Muhyiddin’s leadership, and the government made up of PN and BN ministers led by Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Wan Saiful also said he was proud that PN chose to remain in the opposition and not put aside its principles, adding that it was unlike PH, which was willing to reach a compromise with BN.
But Puad said the anti-hopping law had “saved” PN, claiming that many of its MPs would have already hopped over if not for the new legislation.
“The clear evidence is that PN could not stop Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) from backing Anwar as prime minister, when several GRS MPs are members of Bersatu, which is a component of PN,” he said.
PETALING JAYA: Barisan Nasional’s participation in the Anwar Ibrahim-led unity government is based on trust, says Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi.
On the other hand, the Umno leader claimed that Perikatan Nasional chairman Muhyiddin Yassin accepted BN’s support for his government in 2020 with “vengeful intentions”.
“(Muhyiddin) wanted to kill Umno. That is why he could only be prime minister for 17 months. It was his own mistake. His ‘scheme of things’ failed,” Puad said in a Facebook post today.
The phrase “scheme of things” first surfaced in a leaked audio recording allegedly made during a Bersatu Supreme Council meeting in 2020.
In the recording, a man said to be Muhyiddin is heard proposing that Bersatu shore up its position by joining forces with Umno to form Malaysia’s largest Malay political party, with offers of positions in government-linked companies made to Umno as an incentive.
Last night, Bersatu information chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan said Anwar’s government was unstable and could be threatened at any time by BN.
He said the situation was the same during the PN government under Muhyiddin’s leadership, and the government made up of PN and BN ministers led by Umno vice-president Ismail Sabri Yaakob.
Wan Saiful also said he was proud that PN chose to remain in the opposition and not put aside its principles, adding that it was unlike PH, which was willing to reach a compromise with BN.
But Puad said the anti-hopping law had “saved” PN, claiming that many of its MPs would have already hopped over if not for the new legislation.
“The clear evidence is that PN could not stop Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) from backing Anwar as prime minister, when several GRS MPs are members of Bersatu, which is a component of PN,” he said.
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