Khemah besar PH perlu berasaskan prinsip, kata ketua Wanita
Aiman Athirah Sabu berkata sebarang kerjasama perlu ambil kira keserasian agenda, kepentingan rakyat dan komitmen terhadap tadbir urus baik.
Recently, Amanah President Faiz Fadzil stated the Pakatan Harapan (PH) must broaden its concept of a "big tent" by seeking new political allies if Umno chooses to strengthen cooperation with the National Unity (PN) alliance. Meanwhile, PH Women's Leader Aiman Athirah Sabu emphasized that any effort to expand the "big tent" concept ahead of the 16th General Election (PRU16) must be founded on principles and agenda harmony, rather than merely sharing power.
Aiman highlighted that PH is always open to cooperation with any party sharing fundamental principles in efforts to build a better, cleaner, faithful and fair nation. She stressed that any collaboration must also consider the people's interests and commitment to strengthening democracy, economy, welfare and national governance. "To me, politics is not merely about who allies with whom, but more importantly, what values we champion together and what benefits it brings to the nation and its people," she told FMT.
Aiman discussed President Amanah Faiz Fadzil's statement that PH must broaden its "big tent" concept by seeking new political allies if Umno decides to enhance cooperation with the Perikatan Nasional (PN) alliance. She clarified that the "big tent" concept should not be perceived as a threat to any party or a sign that PH rejects existing cooperation efforts within the Federal Government.
Instead, she said, it reflects the ever-changing nature of political realities and the need for every coalition to prepare for various possibilities. "If there is a change in the political landscape ahead of PRU16, PH will evaluate all forms of cooperation based on principles, agenda harmony and people's interests, not just based on power sharing," she added.
Meanwhile, Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim said Faiz's proposal has merit as PH shouldn't rely on a single cooperation option to tackle PRU16. Hassan remarked that PH Chairperson Anwar Ibrahim must continue efforts to secure cooperation from Umno and Barisan Nasional (BN), but PH also needs to prepare a backup option if such attempts fail.
"If PH's cooperation option with Umno-BN fails to materialize, then Plan B or a second option needs to be mobilized, and PH leadership should start working on it," he said. However, Hassan added that PH must set ground rules before inviting other parties to join the "big tent." "PH must have 'ground rules' when inviting political parties into the 'big tent,'" he told FMT.
"Only progressive parties advocating democracy, justice for all and with a proven track record should be invited."
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