KUALA LUMPUR: The Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda) claims that Pakatan Harapan (PH) ignored its offer to cooperate in the upcoming state elections.
Muda president Syed Saddiq Abdul Rahman said this in response to veteran DAP veteran Tan Sri Lim Kit Siang accusing Muda of rushing to contest the state elections on its own.
He also denied Lim's claim that Muda was unwilling to cooperate with Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
"Muda had sent three letters requesting for a simple meeting with Anwar, who is also PH chairman.
"However, not only were we left hanging, but we were also ridiculed when PH chief secretary Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail stated that he did not have time to read the letters," he said in a statement today.
He said Saifuddin's office had initially set a meeting date, but cancelled at the last minute.
Syed Saddiq said he had made numerous attempts to reach out to Anwar and his officers through various means but had not received any response.
He said Muda announced on Monday that it would contest the state elections on its own, leading to clashes with PH and Barisan Nasional (BN), who are the main rivals of Perikatan Nasional.
Syed Saddiq also criticised what he referred to as "so-called reformists" for their silence on several issues, including the littoral combat ship scandal, the postponement of corruption cases involving Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, and the calls for a royal pardon for former prime minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak.
"I am not here to play judge, jury and executioner, but please don't scream 'rule of law' before elections, only to cower when in power," he said.
He also expressed disappointment with the government's half-hearted defence of the judiciary, as attacks on judges continued but many in power remained silent.
