Sarawak PKR gets offers from all sides
Published on: Wednesday, October 05, 2016
Kuching: Sarawak-based parties on both sides of the political fence sought to entice three assemblymen from the State PKR chapter to join them, following the exit of 11 Sabah Pakatan Harapan party leaders for local platforms on Sunday. A political trend appears to have started in East Malaysia recently with political leaders leaving their peninsula-based parties to set up their own local-based parties championing Borneo rights and Sarawak has not been spared. "It is best for them to quit PKR and join BN via Parti Rakyat Sarawak," its President Tan Sri Dr James Masing said.
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Masing, who is also Sarawak Deputy Chief Minister, sneered at the history behind PKR's establishment, claiming the Opposition party had no real objective except to push for its de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim to be the next Prime Minister, taking over from Umno. "It is vengeance against Umno and is nothing to do with policy differences. Sarawak PKR has nothing to do with such vengeance since there is no Umno in the State," he said. As such, there is no point for its assemblymen, Baru Bian for Ba'Kelalan, See Chee How for Batu Lintang and Ali Bijiu for Krian, to remain in PKR, the Sarawak Barisan Nasional leader added. Masing also said he was not surprised when Datuk Seri Lajim Ukin, Moyog Assemblyman Terrence Siambun and Penampang MP Darell Leiking announced their resignations from Sabah PKR.
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