SEREMBAN: Barisan Nasional leaders will meet next week to decide on Parti Bangsa Malaysia’s (PBM) application to join the coalition, says its deputy chairman Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan.
Mohamad, who can also be Umno deputy president, stated the PBM’s application will solely be accepted if there was a consensus amongst its 4 part events.
“The 4 (part events) will focus on and deliberate on this and provided that there’s a consensus will PBM be made a member.
“If one would not agree, then it won’t occur,” he stated when met on the sidelines of the state meeting sitting.
Barisan is at present made up of Umno, MCA, MIC and Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS).
On Aug 3, Plantation Industries and Commodities Minister Datuk Zuraida Kamaruddin was quoted as saying that PBM had submitted its application to join Barisan three weeks in the past.
Zuraida, who’s PBM president-designate, had stop Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia in May to join PBM.
Mohamad stated Zuraida met him at his workplace final month to state the occasion’s intention to achieve this.
He then advised her to write formally to Barisan chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
“All I advised her was that there is no such thing as a one particular person or occasion in Barisan that may decide on this.
“There has to be a consensus,” he stated.
Mohamad stated Barisan leaders would take a look at all points earlier than deciding on PBM’s application because it didn’t want to offend different events which had utilized to join the coalition.
“The distinction with PBM is that it has elected representatives.
“We will focus on this intimately earlier than deciding as we don’t need to harm the emotions of our mates who should not full members,” he stated referring to Friends of BN, which includes Makkal Sakti, Indian Progressive Front, Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress, Parti Cinta Malaysia, Malaysian Indian United Party and Parti Punjabi Malaysia.
Mohamad stated Barisan valued the help of all these events though they weren’t full members of the coalition.
“Some have been our mates some 30 years in the past and we actually recognize them.
“We have requested them to develop into Friends of BN first as they don’t have elected representatives,” he stated, including that the Barisan management was contemplating permitting candidates from these events to contest in appropriate seats within the coming normal election.
Mohamad additionally confirmed an announcement by Umno Youth chief Datuk Seri Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki that at the very least seven political events together with PBM had utilized to join Barisan.
To one other query, Mohamad stated it was essential for Barisan to get all of the help it may if it wished to wrest energy within the next polls.
“Like I stated, there has to be a consensus from all members within the coalition earlier than a brand new member might be added.
“That is why it’s generally a bit troublesome (to decide to settle for an application) as all part events have their very own pursuits.
“But the actual fact is that we’re going to want all of the help we will to do effectively,” he added.
