Anwar: Give mandate back to the people
- 9 years ago
Meanwhile in Kuala Lumpur, Pakatan leader Anwar Ibrahim said that a snap poll was vital in Perak as a result of the latest development.
He said that the mandate to choose the government must be given back to the people in Perak.
To a question by reporters, Anwar also said that it was not a mistake to bring in Nasarudin into PKR in the first place.
"He wanted to join us. He visited me at my house with his wife. He then came to see me at Permatang Pauh.
"He said that he was disillusioned with Umno and he was unhappy with Najib. That's why he joined us," said Anwar, the de facto PKR leader.
He also said that he was told that Nasarudin was abducted' this morning on the way to Ipoh from Kuala Lumpur. (Nasarudin denied this at the press conference in Putrajaya).
Anwar spoke to reporters after chairing a meeting at the party headquarters tonight. The meeting started at 8.30pm and went on for about three hours.
Anwar also said that Pakatan will be holding its council meeting in Ipoh tomorrow.
"We will be there to show our support for Nizar and the state government," he said.
He said that the mandate to choose the government must be given back to the people in Perak.
To a question by reporters, Anwar also said that it was not a mistake to bring in Nasarudin into PKR in the first place.
"He wanted to join us. He visited me at my house with his wife. He then came to see me at Permatang Pauh.
"He said that he was disillusioned with Umno and he was unhappy with Najib. That's why he joined us," said Anwar, the de facto PKR leader.
He also said that he was told that Nasarudin was abducted' this morning on the way to Ipoh from Kuala Lumpur. (Nasarudin denied this at the press conference in Putrajaya).
Anwar spoke to reporters after chairing a meeting at the party headquarters tonight. The meeting started at 8.30pm and went on for about three hours.
Anwar also said that Pakatan will be holding its council meeting in Ipoh tomorrow.
"We will be there to show our support for Nizar and the state government," he said.