Borneo Post
Posted on March 19, 2011, Saturday
KUCHING: The Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB) youth wing has labelled the public squabbles of Pakatan Rakyat (PR) component parties over state constituencies as confirmation that they are only interested in getting power.
PBB vice-youth chief Pandi Suhaili said the tussle on seat allocation further strengthen the perception that the opposition is not concerned about the people’s welfare.
“The public squabbles on the seat allocation clearly shows that they are blinded and guided by their greed to wrest power from BN (Barisan Nasional) at all costs,” said Pandi, who is also the youth wing’s economy bureau chief, when contacted.
He said although Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and the Sarawak National Party (SNAP) might choose to put aside their differences later, voters should not be convinced by the supposed show of unity.
He pointed out that if the two parties are really sincere about serving the rakyat, they would not openly disagree over the constituencies.
“It is natural for a party to feel that it has a better chance to win a seat than the other party in the same coalition.
“However, to openly argue about the seat allocation shows that the opposition is actually fighting for the interests of their own individual party and not fighting for the interests of the rakyat,” he said, adding the people should ignore politicians and political parties who placed greater importance on building up their power base than on the welfare of the rakyat.
He said SNAP is likely to quit PR if there is no resolution to the overlapping claims on seats.
“Even if later PKR decides to relent and give most seats to SNAP, I still believe SNAP will not stay in the Pakatan Rakyat because I don’t think the SNAP leaders and members can tolerate Baru’s unfriendly attitude towards them, which he openly shows via postings in his personal blog,” said Pandi. Last Tuesday, SNAP announced its intention to contest in 40 seats in the upcoming state election.
The announcement did not augur well with PKR, which has indicated its wish to contest in 52 seats.
There are a total of 71 seats in the State Legislative Assembly.
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