SEREMBAN – Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has reminded all members not to sabotage the coalition and become a thorn in the flesh (duri dalam daging) in the state election.
Zahid, who is also Umno president, said even though no official report has been received by the disciplinary board, he does not want such a thing to happen at all.
“So far, no official report has been received by the party disciplinary board and myself as I am only giving an impression that if there is sabotage in the party, it is a reminder to all members.
“But if there is a report, we don’t even need to call for an investigation, there is real evidence on social media, in video or audio recordings, for us to take action,” he told reporters after attending the Santai Bersama Rakyat programme here last night.
He said this is the best time for all members to organise and mobilise the election machinery and attract support not only from BN staunch members but friends in Pakatan Harapan (PH) in addition to gaining the support of “fence-sitting” voters.
Meanwhile, Zahid, who is deputy prime minister, reminded the opposition not to be selective in commenting on the issue of corruption in these state polls.
“I have my own guidelines and they are based on the Electoral Commission Act. Don’t use things like that to say, ‘this is corruption, but giving money for swearing to vote for a party is not bribery’. So don’t practise ‘double standard’ on this matter.”
He was commenting on the statement of PAS deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man who asked the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to create special guidelines for giving aid during elections by politicians.
It was in response to MACC chief commissioner Tan Sri Azam Baki’s statement that there was no element of corruption in Zahid’s speech in Terengganu last Friday. – August 2, 2023