KUALA LUMPUR: Sembrong member of Parliament Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein has denied pushing for a government without DAP and Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah).
He said this following a joint statement by Pakatan Harapan (PH) yesterday, which had accused the former Defence Minister of promoting race-based politics in his writings.
Hishammuddin said the accusation against him was ridiculous, adding that PH needed to “get their house in order”.
“Where in my writing did I say that I want to sideline DAP and Amanah?
“All this is just a signal that all is not well in PH,” he told reporters at the Parliament lobby, here, today.
Hishammuddin, who was also former Umno vice-president, said he would not let Barisan Nasional (BN), Umno or his constituency become the scapegoat to their problems.
“They should focus on administering the country,” he added.
On Tuesday, the PH Secretarial Council in a statement, had urged Hishammuddin and his allies to stop his campaign of espousing the idea of forming a new government without DAP and Amanah.
It holds firm to the Muafakat PH, which was collectively agreed to by PKR, Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), Amanah and DAP to remain in the PH government, of which Parti Warisan Sabah is also a member in the cabinet.
The statement was signed by five secretaries-general of the PH component parties, including PH secretary-general Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah, PKR secretary-general Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution, Bersatu secretary-general Datuk Wira Marzuki Yahya, Amanah secretary-general Datuk Wira Anuar Tahir and DAP secretary-general Anthony Loke Siew Fook.
Their statement was issued after Hishammuddin posted on social media on the importance of unification, which must first be championed by political leaders.
