A Bersatu Youth leader has claimed that PAS attempted to undermine Bersatu and elevate Hamzah Zainudin’s Wawasan as a replacement for the party in Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Bersatu Youth information chief Harris Idaham Rashid alleged that PAS leaders had pushed for Bersatu to be sidelined and Wawasan given a more prominent role in the coalition.
‘But the plan failed following PN’s deregistration by the Registrar of Societies (RoS),’ he said in a statement.
Harris also defended Bersatu’s complaint to the RoS, saying the party had followed the proper procedures after its representatives were allegedly denied the right to attend, speak and vote at PN’s Supreme Council meeting on July 16.
Bersatu cites alleged constitutional violations
Harris said Bersatu had submitted eight grounds relating to alleged violations of PN’s constitution.
These included the denial of its representatives’ voting rights, the absence of a valid meeting notice, an allegedly defective quorum and appointments to key positions without unanimous agreement among component parties.
He also accused PN’s leadership of changing the coalition’s organisational structure without formal approval from its Supreme Council and excluding a major component party from decisions on policy and direction.
Bersatu rejects Wawasan’s betrayal claim
Harris dismissed claims by Wawasan information chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal that Bersatu had betrayed PN by lodging the complaint.
Wan Fayhsal, a former Bersatu Supreme Council member, accused Bersatu of engineering PN’s deregistration after losing its leadership positions in the coalition, allegedly to pave the way for an alliance with Pakatan Harapan.
However, Harris maintained that Bersatu’s complaint was justified, arguing that the party’s rights had been denied during the July 16 meeting.
He also suggested that Wan Fayhsal’s accusations were linked to Wawasan’s political survival.
‘Wawasan has little political traction without PN as its platform. The party’s attempt to ride on the coalition’s popularity for its own political survival has backfired,’ he said.
