PKR’s Hassan says Anwar not likely to push Umno out
Hassan Karim says it was not appropriate for Umno to make threats against Anwar Ibrahim, who remains appreciative of the party's contributions.
PASIR GUDANG MP Hassan Karim of PKR stated that Umno does not need to wait to be sacked from the government to challenge the Anwar Ibrahim administration. He highlighted three possible options for Umno: getting Barisan Nasional’s 30 MPs to retract support for the coalition led by Anwar; urging the party's ministers to resign; or introducing a no-confidence motion against Anwar during the next Dewan Rakyat session.
Hassan criticized Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for daring his critics to table a no-confidence motion against Anwar or to sack Umno from the coalition. He argued that such threats should not be made at the Umno general assembly. However, Hassan noted that Anwar, as PH chairman, would hesitate to dismiss Umno ministers or remove the party from government, as he valued the party's contributions.
On Zahid's threats, Hassan remarked, "Zahid will crow in front of three million Umno members, but don't forget the country has 33 million citizens." He suggested that it would be more appropriate for Zahid and Umno to follow the example of former Pandan MP Rafizi Ramli, who resigned as a federal minister after losing at the PKR polls.
Earlier, Zahid reaffirmed Umno's commitment to remain part of the government until its term ends, despite making indirect comments about Anwar.
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