Prove Divisive Label Sarawak Dap Tells Sim

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 The state chapter responds to remarks by Sarawak premier Dr Sim Kui Hian yesterday.
Sarawak DAP secretary Violet Yong said SUPP’s willingness to work with PAS under the PN government is not in line with Sarawak’s multicultural values. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Sarawak DAP has challenged Sarawak premier Dr Sim Kui Hian to prove his claim that the party is “divisive”
Sarawak DAP secretary Violet Yong reminded Sim that his Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) had worked with Perikatan Nasional (PN) and its influential component PAS when Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) chose to align with PN in 2020.
(link “align” to https://www.freemalaysiatoday.com/category/nation/2020/02/29/gps-says-its-only-an-ally-of-new-national-coalition)
n a statement to FMT, Yong said this was proof that SUPP was willing to work with “extremists” whose agendas ran counter to Sarawak’s multicultural values.
“That decision alone speaks volumes about their priorities and the compromises they are willing to make in the name of political expediency,” she said.
“I challenge Dr Sim to point to a single example where DAP has ever divided Sarawakians. When have we ever played the politics of race or religion? The answer is never.”
Sim said yesterday that Sarawak had enjoyed prolonged political stability because DAP was never part of the state government. The GPS vice-chairman also said that DAP was divisive and polarising, Dayak Daily reported.
Yong, the Pending assemblyman, accused Sim of “political ignorance and whitewashing” with his statement, calling it a “gross insult” to the fundamentals of parliamentary democracy.
She said DAP, which won only two out of 82 seats at the last state polls, accepted the results and had worked on being an effective opposition by providing checks and balances.
“That is the essence of democracy – not blind obedience to those in power, but principled service to the rakyat.
“True political stability is achieved when every voice is heard, when power is held accountable, and when governance is inclusive – not when the ruling elite is shielded from scrutiny.” - FMT

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