Opposition Pakatan Rakyat coalition's move to call an urgent motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, has drawn flak from BN leaders.

Below are their comments on the issue.

Nazri Abdul Aziz, minister in the prime minister’s department:

Rubbish. There's nothing in the Standing Orders to provide for such a thing. It is such a waste of time. There are better things to talk about.

Liow Tiong Lai, health minister:

It is a politically motivated motion. They want to show that our political situation is unstable. This is not what the rakyat voted them for. They should have instead worked towards nation building and eased the external pressure.

There are more problems out there that need to be solved and they should be responsible. This also shows that they do not thank the rakyat and make the world think that we are in an unstable country They should go back to the their respective places and do their work.

Liew Vui Keong , deputy minister of international trade and industry:

It is not a good thing coming from them and they are not getting my support because we already have a solid and hardworking prime minister.

Joseph Salang Gandum, deputy minister of energy, water and communications:

Well, good luck to them. I am not supporting the motion and there is no way it would be any help whether it is carried or not. This is all a drama from them. I fully support Prime Minister Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and Barisan Nasional. There is no two ways about it.

They think they want to exercise democracy but they seem to forget that democracy means the leader of the country who was voted in by the rakyat should be allowed to lead. It is up to the ruling party.

N Saravanan, deputy minister of federal territories:

It is very unethical for them to do that. They should have known that the rakyat have given the mandate to them during the previous general election. There is no sensible person who would support this motion of no confidence.

Bung Mokthar Radin, BN backbenchers club deputy chairperson:

We in the BN are confident that they will not have the quorum to succeed. The people already gave the mandate to BN. Why does the opposition want to table a motion of no-confidence against the government? What is the agenda? They want to topple the government?

They want to be the government by hook or by crook. After the elections, they want to change the government through the back door.