10-23-2021, 07:00 PM
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PETALING JAYA: An Umno leader has challenged PAS to state its stand on Muhyiddin Yassin’s declaration that Perikatan Nasional (PN) will contest all 28 seats in the upcoming Melaka polls.
Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi warned that if PAS was in favour of the move, it would stand a clear signal that the Islamist party was against Umno regaining its past dominance.
PAS is a component party in PN led by Muhyiddin and has partnered Umno in Muafakat Nasional. PAS has previously vowed to work with both PN and Umno/BN in the state elections.
“The question is, what is the stand of PAS now? If it chooses to be with Bersatu, it can be construed rightly or wrongly as not wanting Umno to be dominant again.
“Bersatu will definitely be relying heavily on PAS machinery, which has been long established in Melaka,” he said in a statement today.
Yesterday, PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin announced that the coalition will contest all 28 seats, with possible head-on clashes between PN and BN.
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