Don't Be Surprised If PKR Assemblymen Jump Ship - Bernama

KUALA LUMPUR, March 22 (Bernama) -- State assemblymen from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) are apparently disapointed and feel they have been played out by the party's de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim regarding their roles and positions within the state governments won by the opposition alliance.

Umno Youth assistant secretary Datuk Abdul Rahman Dahlan said in a statement here Saturday that he had received calls from a few young PKR assemblymen who wished to leave the party.

"I wish to remind Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim not to be surprised if it is PKR elected representatives are the ones who switch to the Barisan Nasional (BN) because they were not given and posts in the governments in Penang, Kedah, Selangor and Perak.

"There is no reason for BN Members of Parliament to switch camps as the coalition is only eight seats short of having a two-thirds majority in Parliament unlike the opposition which needs 30 more seats for a simple majority," said Abdul Rahman. When asked whether these PKR members would be joining Umno, Abdul Rahman said they were most welcome to do so.

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