In what is seen as the first shot taken by a rival faction against their opponents, the Parti Bansa Dayak Sarawak (PBDS) state assemblyperson for Ngemah Gabriel Adit Demong has described the pact forged between party information chief Dr James Jemut Masing and vice president Sng Chee Hua as "an unholy alliance."

He was quoted in today's Borneo Post , an English daily, as questioning the need and the motive behind

the announcement by the duo to contest for the two top party posts two days ahead of the party's supreme

council meeting in Marudi.

He added that he could not understand why they made the announcement when the party had not even announced the date for the forthcoming triennial delegates conference (TDC).