‘No-confidence vote against PM vital to save country’
KUCHING:
Miri MP Dr Michael Teo hopes BN MPs will come to their senses and stand
with Pakatan Harapan MPs if the no-confidence motion against Prime
Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak came to a vote.
State PKR treasurer Dr Teo opined this was important to save the economy and the country from being pawned.
“If we look at the numbers, there is no way Pakatan Harapan MPs can do it alone. It is unlikely PAS will support this motion. MCA and MIC will want to safeguard their cabinet seats, so it is up to Umno MPs,” he said in a statement yesterday.
PKR’s Petaling Jaya Selatan MP Hee Loy Sian’s no-confidence motion against Najib has been accepted by the Dewan Rakyat. This was confirmed by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri
Azalina Othman, who said the motion had been listed as the 25th order under the Dewan Rakyat’s Standing Orders and Motions.
However, at press time, Hee’s motion was withdrawn, with opposition leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail confirming she would submit the motion on behalf of Pakatan Harapan “within the next few days”.
Dr Teo said a failure in the no-confidence motion might be seen as a moral victory for Najib.
“There is a hearsay that he (PM) called for a meeting at the prime minister’s official residence. This is very tricky and suspicious to us. The calling for this meeting goes to show just how scared Najib is. He’ll probably strongly encourage BN MPs and senators to do the ‘right’ thing.”
“Maybe the RM2.6 billion will be used during the meeting to change the course of the no-confidence vote against the prime minister. We, the opposition, have walked the talk by sending the highest message of no confidence to parliament,” he said.
“We hope this will reveal to more Malaysians and fence-sitters that it is time we vote for an opposition that can stop the scandalous Umno-BN regime from stealing from us.”
State PKR treasurer Dr Teo opined this was important to save the economy and the country from being pawned.
“If we look at the numbers, there is no way Pakatan Harapan MPs can do it alone. It is unlikely PAS will support this motion. MCA and MIC will want to safeguard their cabinet seats, so it is up to Umno MPs,” he said in a statement yesterday.
PKR’s Petaling Jaya Selatan MP Hee Loy Sian’s no-confidence motion against Najib has been accepted by the Dewan Rakyat. This was confirmed by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri
Azalina Othman, who said the motion had been listed as the 25th order under the Dewan Rakyat’s Standing Orders and Motions.
However, at press time, Hee’s motion was withdrawn, with opposition leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail confirming she would submit the motion on behalf of Pakatan Harapan “within the next few days”.
Dr Teo said a failure in the no-confidence motion might be seen as a moral victory for Najib.
“There is a hearsay that he (PM) called for a meeting at the prime minister’s official residence. This is very tricky and suspicious to us. The calling for this meeting goes to show just how scared Najib is. He’ll probably strongly encourage BN MPs and senators to do the ‘right’ thing.”
“Maybe the RM2.6 billion will be used during the meeting to change the course of the no-confidence vote against the prime minister. We, the opposition, have walked the talk by sending the highest message of no confidence to parliament,” he said.
“We hope this will reveal to more Malaysians and fence-sitters that it is time we vote for an opposition that can stop the scandalous Umno-BN regime from stealing from us.”
Read more: http://www.theborneopost.com/2015/10/20/no-confidence-vote-against-pm-vital-to-save-country/#ixzz3p5UhAzSn
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