PAS Youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden today called for his party to take over the reins of Perikatan Nasional (PN), accusing coalition partner Bersatu of both weakness and betrayal following the political crisis in Perlis.
The Alor Setar MP claimed that Bersatu’s lack of action against its five assemblymen—who withdrew support for former PAS menteri besar Shukri Ramli—indicated that the party had either lost control or “blessed” the move. He noted that while PAS had already terminated the membership of its three rogue assemblymen, Bersatu had taken no such disciplinary measures.
“No orders given. No action taken, either. These two things mean they blessed their (assemblymen’s) actions,” Afnan said in a Facebook post today.
He emphasized that it is time for PAS to lead the coalition, with party president Abdul Hadi Awang serving as PN chairman.
Afnan’s remarks come after the appointment of Bersatu’s Abu Bakar Hamzah as the new Perlis menteri besar yesterday. He asserted that “traitors cannot be friends” and those who are weak must step down.
Earlier today, former Bersatu info chief Wan Saiful Wan Jan also admitted that PN chairman Muhyiddin Yassin’s failure to handle the crisis has severely damaged the coalition, leading to calls for PAS to revive Muafakat Nasional.
