Umno Had To Work With Dwarf Party To Keep Dap Out Of Govt Ahmad Jazlan

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Kelantan Umno chief Ahmad Jazlan Yaakub said Umno supported the forming of the Perikatan Nasional (PN) government to prevent the return of the DAP to power.
The Machang MP, who had retracted his support to the PN government, said it was Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi who ordered Umno lawmakers to support the inception of the government.
"Toppling the Pakatan Harapan government was like toppling the DAP. The Umno president is responsible.
"We were willing to sacrifice and fight because the president was worried of DAP reclaiming the power in the country," he said in his speech during the party's 2020 Annual General Meeting yesterday, as reported by Umno Online.
Jazlan (above), who is vocal against the PN government and Bersatu, said after the Harapan government was toppled, Umno initially asked for the Parliament to be dissolved, but the plan did not materialise.
"We were worried because there were not enough numbers. Harapan was back with enough numbers to form the government.
"Hence, the president asked the lawmakers as well as the entire Umno family to be magnanimous to cooperate with a 'dwarf' party," he said.
While Jazlan did not name the 'dwarf' party, he is believed to have referred to Umno's splinter party Bersatu.
"The party has many (MPs) because of the defectors, 15 from Umno, 10 from PKR. The (original) only six," he said.
Umno had announced that it would support the government only until the Parliament is dissolved.
Despite supporting the government, Umno never officially joined the PN coalition.

However, its ally in the Muafakat Nasional alliance, PAS, had chosen to strengthen ties with Bersatu while remaining in cooperation with Umno through the pact at the same time. - Mkini

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