Azmin: Pas wrecked PN, now blames Bersatu
KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Seri Azmin Ali yesterday lashed out at Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan for saying Perikatan Nasional would take disciplinary action against the party.
Bersatu Secretary-General Azmin Ali accused Takiyuddin Hassan of lying, claiming that the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition was ruined by the People's Action Party (Pas) rather than PN taking disciplinary action against Bersatu as Hassan suggested. Azmin explained that the Registry of Societies (RoS) deregistered PN due to Pas's actions, and now Pas is trying to shift the blame to Bersatu.
After an emergency PN supreme council meeting, Hassan threatened to take disciplinary action against Bersatu for acting against PN's interests, claiming that such behavior would violate Clause 15 of the coalition's constitution. However, Azmin declined to comment on PN's potential response and suggested that readers should ask Takiyuddin for answers.
Other key Bersatu leaders, including Vice-President Ahmad Faizal Azumu, also declined to comment on the matter. The dispute between Pas and Bersatu has escalated since Pas requested the RoS to deregister PN following the coalition's exclusion from the July 16 supreme council meeting. The Kuala Lumpur High Court temporarily stayed the RoS's suspension and deregistration of PN pending a judicial review, but the RoS and government have appealed against the decision.
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