Pm Blames Dissolution Of Parliament On Pn Ministers Letter To Agong

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Caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob has blamed the dissolution of Parliament on 12 Perikatan Nasional (PN) ministers, who recently penned a letter to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to record their objections for the 15th general election (GE15) to be held within this year.
He said the action had undermined the prime minister institution and the solidarity among members of the federal administration.
"As per my special address yesterday, the dissolution of Parliament was to give back the mandate to choose the government to the rakyat, and hence put a stop to claims that the government of the day is a 'back door' and illegitimate administration.
"This decision (to dissolve Parliament) was also made following the current political development, where 12 ministers had acted unreasonably by sending a letter to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
"Thus, the dissolution of Parliament was to prevent disharmony in the administration. The ministers' action had also undermined the prime minister institution, as the prime minister was appointed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, and diminished the spirit of solidarity among members of the administration," he said in a statement today.
This comes a day after Ismail Sabri announced that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had given his consent to dissolve the 14th Parliament.
Open criticism also caused cracks
In his statement, the prime minister also blamed certain unnamed cabinet members for openly criticising the government and its policies.
He said PN chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin's action of declaring BN as PN's main enemy had also caused cracks in the administration.
PN chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin"As the chairperson of the National Recovery Council, Muhyiddin had also made a statement proposing the dissolution of Parliament, after alleging that the government had failed in managing the country and economy well.
"The government would only be able to function when there is unity and togetherness in providing the best service for Keluarga Malaysia," Ismail Sabri added.
The premier's latest remarks were contrary to what he said two days ago, where he regarded the ministers' letter to the king as irrelevant to the legitimacy of the government.
At the time he said that it was not tantamount to a withdrawal of support from government MPs. - Mkini

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