Azmin criticises Pasir Gudang MP over statement

KUALA LUMPUR: Pasir Gudang MP Hassan Abdul Karim (pic) has been criticised by PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Azmin Ali for calling the Prime Minister to step down.

Azmin said a PKR MP should not come out with such a statement, but should instead concentrate on the development agenda of his own constituency.

The PKR leadership, he added, had expressed its stand to firmly support Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad to continue his leadership as prime minister.

“The matter of Dr Mahathir being Prime Minister has been decided by the people in the last general election.

“Thankfully, under one year of Dr Mahathir’s leadership, we have laid the right foundation. I believe now is the time for the implementation of the policies that have been set, ” he said.

Azmin said this after taking part in the World Stats Congress 2019 run at Dataran Merdeka for the 5km category here.

In making the statement on Wednesday, Hassan had claimed that he was doing so because of the polemics happening in the country.

He further claimed that Dr Mahathir seemed to be at a loss now in handling various issues, especially the three Rs – race, religion and royalty.

Earlier, Azmin, also the Economic Affairs Minister, had flagged off more than 7, 000 participants of the run held in conjunction with the 62nd International Statistical Institute World Statistics Congress (ISI WSC 2019).

The congress is being held for the first time in Malaysia at the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre until Aug 23. — Bernama

Source: TheStar