PETALING JAYA: Umno supreme council member Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi (pic) says Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) ought to resign from the Federal Government after its poor exhibiting in the Johor state election.
Mohd Puad, who gained the Rengit seat on Saturday (March 12), mentioned Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who’s National Recovery Council chairman, and ministers from the social gathering ought to give up their authorities posts following a heavy defeat in the polls.
Perikatan Nasional, led by Bersatu, contested all 56 seats and gained solely three – Maharani, Endau and Bukit Kepong.
“He (Muhyiddin) said he was ready to resign from because Bersatu lost badly in the Johor state election.
“Muhyiddin and Bersatu’s ministers should resign from the government,” Mohd Puad mentioned in a Facebook submit on Monday (March 14) morning.
Mohd Puad mentioned Bersatu carried out badly regardless of its relentless campaigning and huge spending together with arranging for buses to ferry voters throughout the election.
“Muhyiddin had attacked Umno and its leaders all through Bersatu’s marketing campaign in Johor as effectively.
“Therefore, is it dignified for Muhyiddin and Bersatu ministers to remain in an Umno-led government?
“Hit the ‘button’ (to resign) if you are honourable. The people of Johor do not believe that you care about Johoreans,” he mentioned, referencing Muhyiddin’s assertion on Nov 12 that he may drive the dissolution of the Johor state meeting “with the push of a button”.
On Sunday (March 13), Muhyiddin mentioned he was ready to step down as Perikatan chairman and assume accountability for the end result of the Johor election if social gathering members made such a call.
Perikatan beforehand held 12 seats in the state meeting and supported the Barisan Nasional authorities, which had 16.
In the polls on Saturday, Barisan gained a landslide victory with greater than a two-thirds majority by capturing 40 seats with Umno profitable 33 state seats, MCA (4) and MIC (three).
Pakatan Harapan gained 11 seats, whereas PKR and Muda gained one every.
