Pejuang wants Malacca emergency, state secretary as head of caretaker govt
Pejuang has urged the government to declare a local emergency in Malacca to avoid snap polls until the Covid-19 situation is truly under control.
Party president Mukhriz Mahathir said the state government can in the meantime be led by the state secretary.
He pointed out that...
Pejuang has urged the government to declare a local emergency in Malacca to avoid snap polls until the Covid-19 situation is truly under control.
Party president Mukhriz Mahathir (above) said the state government can in the meantime be led by the state secretary.
He pointed out that while giving the people back their mandate is important, saving lives from Covid-19 is more imperative.
"Even one life is too costly to be sacrificed to overcome Umno's internal political struggles which have caused turmoil in Malacca.
"The people's safety and interest can't be gambled with in a power struggle," he said in a statement today.
Malacca is due to hold an election within 60 days from Oct 4 after the state legislative assembly was dissolved.
Deputy Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Nazrin Shah, who is the acting king at the moment, is being briefed on whether there is a need for an emergency.
Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the cabinet will deliberate next week on whether or not to advise the acting king on an emergency.
Mukhriz said most Malaccans are against snap polls at a time when they are just starting to recover from the Covid-19 pandemic.
