KUALA LUMPUR, July 2 – Umno members of parliament claimed today they were not surprised at Kedah DAP’s decision to pull out of the PAS-led state government and said that a collapse of the Pakatan Rakyat (PR) was only a matter of time.
The MPs said they believed Pakatan Rakyat (PR) would not last because it was only formed as a reaction to Barisan National (BN) and that both DAP and PAS had their own political interests.
Yesterday, Kedah DAP pulled out its lone representative from the PAS-led state government because of the demolition of a pig abattoir in Kampung Berjaya. The abattoir is said to be the oldest and the only such facility in the state capital.
Batu Pahat MP Datuk Puad Zarkashi said that in reality, parties in PR are only interested in political power and not in the people’s welfare.
“Arguments that there is not a need for a PAS-Umno unity government because Pakatan Rakyat is strong is false. If a coalition only exists because of power, then it will lead to nowhere,” he said.
Sri Gading MP Datuk Mohamad Aziz believed that PR’s collapse was inevitable.
“They all actually have different agendas which cannot be met,” he said.
Pasir Salak MP Datuk Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said that the political ideologies of the two parties were too different for them to remain in a coalition government.
“It is a marriage of convenience between them and now the realities of the differences between the different components in Pakatan Rakyat are beginning to surface.
“The differences are so big and serious, how can they be together? It is a matter of time that they will collapse,” he said.
Bera MP Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri noted that PAS’s struggle for an Islamic state would make it impossible for them to form a government with DAP.
“PAS intentions of wanting an Islamic state is clear while DAP is totally against it. Karpal Singh even said over his dead body when it comes to an Islamic state. DAP and PAS are not made for each other. In the end, they will collapse,” he said.
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