PCS: What's wrong in Bersatu coming?
Published on: Tuesday, December 18, 2018
Kota Kinabalu: Parti Cinta Sabah (PCS) has no qualms about Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) spreading its wings to the State.Its President Datuk Seri Wilfred Bumburing said Bersatu has the right and prerogative to do so."We already have DAP (Democratic Action Party) and PKR (Parti Keadilan Rakyat) here, so what is wrong with having Bersatu here?" he said.ADVERTISEMENT "We are still in Malaysia, why can we allow PKR and DAP to be here but bar this or other parties?"To be fair, it is their right. When DAP came to Sabah, it was led by Sabahans and Lim Kit Siang was not the chairman here…same goes to PKR where the leaders are Sabahans."On Sunday, Parti Warisan Sabah (Warisan) reportedly told Bersatu to keep its promise to stay out of Sabah and let Sabahans handle the State's affairs.Warisan Secretary-General Loretto Padua Jr said Warisan and Bersatu have a good relationship with one another and it was his understanding that the party, led by Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad, will honour its promise not to enter Sabah.ADVERTISEMENT The issue of Bersatu's entry into Sabah has set tongues wagging, with some seeing it as the making of another Umno while others mocked Warisan for its naïveté in swallowing whole Dr Mahathir's promise.Social media users recalled Dr Mahathir's words in 1985 when he promised to swim and sink with Berjaya only to later see the emergence of Parti Bersatu Sabah (PBS) as part of BN.
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Bersatu is present in all states in the peninsula and recently spread its wings to Sarawak. Meanwhile, Bumburing reiterated that PCS will be Pakatan Harapan (PH)-friendly."Right from the beginning, I have said that we are ready to support the new Federal and State Governments.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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"However, we are not tied down and we will voice out our criticisms against the Government, whenever necessary, as PH has promised freedom of speech for the people."But it would be unfair to label us as opposition whenever we speak out on certain issues," he said. - Ricardo Unto