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KUALA LUMPUR – Malaysia’s opposition called on Monday (October 26) that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin remove two cabinet ministers whom they accuse of being the masterminds of a failed attempt to declare a state of emergency for the country.
Several leaders of Pakatan Harapan (PH) want Chief Economy Minister Azmin Ali and Interior Minister Hamzah Zainuddin removed from the cabinet. The opposition did not say how it concluded that the two men were behind the failed attempt to get the Malaysian king to declare an emergency.
Sultan Abdullah Ahmad Shah on Sunday rejected the government’s proposal to declare an emergency.
Datuk Seri Azmin and Datuk Seri Hamzah were the same men accused by PH of being key planners who caused the collapse of the Mahathir Mohamad administration in late February.
“To restore the scene, Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin should make parliament the avenue for genuine cooperation, consultation and co-government with the opposition for the common good of the nation in this time of Covid-19 crisis. “wrote the former deputy minister. in the government of PH Liew Chin Tong.
“To smooth the process, it would be very helpful if Muhyiddin offers the heads of Hamzah Zainuddin and Azmin Ali,” he wrote on his blog.
“With the departure of Hamzah and Azmin from the Cabinet, cooperation between the ruling parties of the NP coalition will improve and a friendlier environment for a genuine bipartisan working relationship with the opposition will be fostered in times of the Covid-19 crisis.” , he offered.
Opposition MP Wong Chen, Parti Keadilan Rakyat, has also called for Muhyiddin to resign or fire the two ministers.
“If he (Muhyiddin) does not resign, then at least two of his top ministers should be fired. We know that the prime minister has not been in good health for some time and there is persistent talk that he is being influenced.” by these two senior ministers, “Wong wrote in a Facebook post.
A section of Umno, a party allied with Prime Minister Muhyiddin’s Perikatan Nasional alliance, is also suspicious of Datuk Seri Azmin and Hamzah, Muhyiddin’s two main lieutenants in Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia. Mr. Muhyiddin is the president of Bersatu.
Umno high council member Puad Zarkashi claimed that Bersatu leaders had pointed the finger at Azmin and Hamzah during an emotional meeting at the prime minister’s residence on Sunday night, following the king’s rejection of the statement. of emergency.
“Is it true that Muhyiddin had been advised against?” wrote on his Facebook page.
Muhyiddin had tried to convince the King last Friday to declare a state of emergency, as part of an attempt to suspend Parliament and prevent the possible collapse of his government when the budget for next year is not approved in the House.
But the national palace said in a statement: “There is no need at this time for His Majesty to declare an emergency in this country or anywhere in Malaysia.”
Bersatu vice president Mohd Rafiq Naizamohideen said calls for Muhyiddin’s resignation “clearly go against and do not respect the King’s decree for all parties to stop politicking.”
Umno Youth, for its part, has called for a truce between political parties to focus on the fight against the Covid-19 pandemic.
“Politicians should … stop playing politics that could destroy the nation and burden the rakyat,” said Umno Youth Chief Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki.
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