Sarawak party appeals for help to block GPS clean sweep
Parti Bumi Kenyalang says Sarawakians must give the ruling coalition a run for its money as a GPS clean sweep could lead to dictatorship.
The Parti Bumi Kenyalang (PBK) has called for public support to thwart a potential landslide victory for the ruling Sarawak coalition, Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), in the upcoming state assembly election. PBK president Voon Lee Shan warned that if GPS secures all 82 seats, it could lead to the emergence of a tyrannical regime. Voon highlighted unresolved issues surrounding Sarawak's oil and gas resources and the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63) as reasons for a change in government.
The PBK, currently without any representation in Sarawak, acknowledged that it would be facing a formidable opposition. State Minister Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, on the other hand, suggested that GPS backbenchers would act as watchdogs, akin to the opposition, if they won all seats, and cited existing accountability mechanisms within the administration as a reason for confidence.
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