It’s a Lie Says Nizar
Ousted MB of Perak, Dato’ Seri Muhammad Nizar Jamaluddin, refuted claims by Dato’ Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir that Pakatan Rakyat did not invite BN Aduns to sit on district and village action committees when it was in power.
Nizar said this during a press conference at the PR Headquarters in Ipoh on Tuesday, February 23. “A case in point is Kerian District. We invited BN representatives to attend the district action committee meetings but they did not. The same happened at Larut Matang and Kinta districts. “It’s a lie,” he remarked . “I’ve proofs to substantiate this claim.”
The reluctance on the part of the BN-led state government to allow the Opposition the use of public halls and facilities for ceramahs and social gatherings was puzzling, said Nizar. “We never did such things when we were in power.”
The former MB was responding to Zambry’s and the Deputy Prime Minister’s statements about Pakatan Rakyat not wanting to cooperate in Perak.
After the February 9 Federal Court judgment, Zambry had called on PR to work together for the betterment of the state. Nizar’s condition was that PR Aduns be given similar opportunities like those given to BN state assemblymen. Zambry wanted nothing of that.
The impasse is set to prolong, as neither side is prepared to compromise.
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