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PKR Youth chief, MB's political sec to get show cause letters
PKR will issue show cause letters to three of its members — Selangor Menteri Besar’s political secretary Faekah Husin, Youth chief Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin and Batu Caves assemblyman Amiruddin Shari.
PKR’s Disciplinary Board chairman Datuk Dr Tan Kee Kwong said that this was because of a public spat over Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim that the trio were embroiled in.
In the past few days, Faekah, Amiruddin and Shamsul Iskandar have been releasing several press statements revolving around Abdul Khalid’s tenure as Menteri Besar.
Shamsul Iskandar had recently claimed that a consensus existed within Pakatan Rakyat to replace the beleaguered Menteri Besar and called for Abdul Khalid to step down after losing the Kuala Selangor PKR division chief post to former Kapar Member of Parliament S. Manickavasagam in the recent party election.
Amiruddin, meanwhile, in a commentary, threw his support behind Shamsul Iskandar, adding that the latter made the right call and was in line with the principle of shouldering political responsibility.
He said Abdul Khalid must realise that his position as Selangor Menteri Besar was decided by PKR and Pakatan leadership.
Amiruddin went on to say that Abdul Khalid’s recent statement to not relinquish his position also created a negative impression among the public that his position was sovereign in nature and decided by him alone.
Faekah, in a statement yesterday, took a swipe at Shamsul Iskandar for making such calls, pointing out that both Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and PKR president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail did not hold any position at the divisional level.
She questioned if it was fair that their credibility in leading the party was doubted simply because they lack divisional level position.
Faekah said Shamsul Iskandar’s repeated statements on the matter had only served to rupture the unity in Pakatan and portrayed PKR in a bad light to the public.