Ansari: PKR ‘betrayed’ us
(FMT) – PKR supreme council member Ansari Abdullah, who has been with the party for 14 years, claims PKR failed to honour its promise of autonomy to Sabah divisions.
Anwar Ibrahim, the de facto leader of the opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition of which PKR is a member, has been accused of not being sincere in wanting to return political autonomy to Sabah.
Ansari Abdullah, the Tuaran PKR chief, said the party in rejecting three-quarters of the candidates proposed by the seven divisions in the Sabah west coast north zone, showed that the party’s headquarters was adamant about maintaining control of the state from Kuala Lumpur.
“The seven proposed candidates’ names which were announced recently is not my list. It is not Ansari’s line-up. It was the decision made by the respective divisions in the west coast north areas,” he said late yesterday.
“We were promised of the autonomy to make decision as stipulated in the Buku Jingga and Kuching Declaration. Unfortunately, three-quarters of the list was rejected.
“Of the seven candidates, only two made it. Sad to say, the party has failed the [sincerity] test.
“PKR has failed to show its sincerity, failed to show that it is practising autonomy.
“So today, all of us will have to go back to our respective divisions to explain the situation and will make a decision on any future undertaking.”
He denied that he was being a sour-grape over not being nominated for a seat.
“The real issue here is not about me being a candidate, it is about us being promised autonomy but autonomy is not here.
“It is about the division making a decision, but the decision is not respected. It is about the promise to treat us as equal partners,” he said.
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