Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia's (Bersatu) Youth wing has invited Umno leaders and members to attend Sunday's Nothing to Hide 2.0 forum in Shah Alam.

However, programme director Mohd Ashraf Mustaqim Badrul Munir said, apart from Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, nobody else would be allowed to debate with Bersatu chairperson Dr Mahathir Mohamad.

Ashraf was responding to Umno supreme council member Mohd Puad Zarkashi who has volunteered to replace Najib to debate with Mahathir.

"Whether Najib comes or not, we will still allow Umno members to attend. However, they will not be allowed to debate on the stage with Mahathir.

"Street dogs are not on the same level as top dogs," Ashraf told a press conference in Petaling Jaya this morning.

Mahathir has branded himself as the top dog in the Pakatan Harapan hierarchy, saying he was the coalition's unofficial equivalent to Najib.

Meanwhile, Ashraf also invited Sungai Besar Umno chief Jamal Md Yunos, Umno Youth exco Armand Azha Abu Hanifa and Federal Territories Umno Youth chief Razlan Mohamad Rafi to attedn the event.

"We welcome all Umno members, or whoever who wishes to attend the forum. We hope the programme will take place in a calm and peaceful manner.

"Those who attend can ask questions. Tun (Mahathir) is prepared to answer questions on Perwaja Steel, the Memali incident and the forex issue," Ashraf said.

A platform to address allegations

On July 17, Mahathir challenged Najib to attend the Nothing to Hide 2.0 forum, claiming it would provide a platform for the prime minister to address the allegations against him.

Ashraf said there has been no word on whether the prime minister would attend, despite an invitation submitted to one of the Najib's aides.

"If Mahathir is brave enough (to attend), why isn't Najib?" he asked.

Ashraf also brushed aside the possibility of the police intervening and pulling the plug on the event.

"This is just an avenue for the next generation and the public to question their leaders. That is all," he said.

The Nothing to Hide 2.0 forum will take place at the Raja Muda Musa Hall in Shah Alam from 3pm to 6pm.