MB issue threatening to split Pakatan Rakyat
Several PAS central committee members want a discussion on leaving Pakatan
(Free Malaysia Today) – The Selangor Menteri Besar (MB) issue is not just about Anwar Ibrahim and Khalid Ibrahim. It has grown out of proportion and is threatening to split Pakatan Rakyat (Pakatan).
PAS has called for a August 10 meeting to discuss the MB’s post but it is claimed that several central committee members are keen to discuss the possibility of leaving Pakatan.
PAS central committee member Dr. Mohd Zuhdi Marzuki (pic) posted on his Facebook page yesterday that several of his counterparts wanted to bring up the matter of PAS pulling out of Pakatan.
He made news after a screenshot of a WhatsApp group chat began circulating on July 28. In it, he outlined his idea of PAS quitting Pakatan and cooperating with Umno assemblymen to form a simple majority to retain Selangor.
“The motion for PAS to leave PR received strong support from no less than 10 members. A good number of them are very close to Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim,” Dr. Mohd Zuhdi claimed yesterday.
“Details of my ‘scenario analysis’ should PAS leave PR was then leaked out,” he said, adding that some members felt it was better for PAS to be independent to allow members to be free to criticise.
Dr. Mohd Zuhdi, who is also PAS’ research centre operations director, however, claimed that he was not part of the group that supported the motion for PAS to quit Pakatan.
