129 MPs - Anwar says still in the works
Whether Pakatan Harapan has 129 MPs on its side is still in the works, and not finalised, said PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.
However, he said this was not discussed during the PKR MPs' meeting yesterday, which did not focus on getting numbers or power.
"Regarding the 129 MPs, or 130, we (PKR) did not discuss this (yesterday) because it is still in the process, it's not final. We are...
Whether Pakatan Harapan has 129 MPs on its side is still in the works, and not finalised, said PKR president Anwar Ibrahim.
However, he said this was not discussed during the PKR MPs' meeting yesterday, which did not focus on getting numbers or power.
"Regarding the 129 MPs, or 130, we (PKR) did not discuss this (yesterday) because it is still in the process, it's not final. We are discussing this diligently," he said in a Facebook live session.
"What's important is that in (PKR's) discussions, it's not about numbers or power.
"We have had power many times before, to and fro, in the end, the people's interests are still damned (jahanam)," he added.
Instead, Anwar said PKR's discussions focused on an agenda to improve the country's economy, institutions and society.
Speculation has been rife that Harapan, Dr Mahathir Mohamad, and Warisan had allegedly secured 129 MPs on their side to reclaim Putrajaya from Perikatan Nasional.
Mahathir's aide, however, denied yesterday that the former prime minister had gone to see the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah.
The Harapan government had collapsed in February after Muhyiddin Yassin took Bersatu out of Harapan, while Azmin Ali and 10 others quit PKR. Together they sided with Umno, BN and PAS to form PN.
Azmin, commenting on the 129 yesterday, said it showed that "someone" was crazy for power.
Anwar retorted today that is was Azmin's (below) way of deflecting from his own treachery.
Meanwhile, Anwar said the matter of who should be prime minister was also still being discussed, with the key aim being not to repeat past mistakes.
Anwar today also praised the remaining 39 PKR lawmakers, saying he admired them for rejecting offers to become ministers or head GLCs in the name of principle.
He reiterated his view that politicians who already receiving RM15,000 in MPs salaries and allowances, being appointed to GLCs was inappropriate when many in the public have lost their jobs and are struggling to even get RM1,000.
"In this current economic climate, what say if you offer a GLC post, you only give them an allowance of RM1,500 per month.
"See if they still want it then, to serve, to struggle, for race, religion and country, see if they are still willing," he said.
More than three dozen PN leaders have been appointed to GLC posts since the coalition seized power in March.
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