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BN must include component parties in making important decisions

KOTA KINABALU, June 9:

Barisan Nasional (BN) may break up if its component parties fail to respect the rule to make consensus decisions on a certain issues.

Parti Bersatu Sabah president Tan Sri Joseph Pairin Kitingan was commenting on MCA Sabah’s decision to accept former Democratic Action Party leader Dr Hiew King Cheu just a few days ago.

“I believe it is vital for BN to ensure that the principle of consensus decision making is rigorously maintained, otherwise, it could cause the coalition to break up because the consensus principle is what strengthens and bonds us,” he said.

He was commenting on Hiew, who is also the Luyang Assemblyman, joining BN through MCA, whom party president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai reportedly said had the blessings of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak and Sabah Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman.

On whether MCA’s decision to accept Hiew had the consensus of BN component parties, Pairin said it was very obvious it was not done with the consensus of the other component parties, despite the ‘blessings’ from the prime minister and chief minister.

“Although they (Najib and Musa) gave their blessings, it does not mean everyone agreed to it.

“When PBS tried to take in Datuk John Ghani when he left Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), Umno objected to it and since we respect the rule of consensus decision, we had to let go.

“The same principle must apply here. That is very crucial, very important, because this consensual decision brings about a feeling of sincerity, respectability, commitment which strengthens and bonds BN together.

“This was just unethical of MCA,” he said.

Pairin recalled the principle of consensus also played a part in PBS’s re-entry into BN because if a single component had objected to it, they would not have been allowed to re-join the coalition.

He also questioned why MCA was insistent on accepting Hiew into the party, and linked it to their failure to secure seats in the peninsula.

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'DAP shouldn't criticise ex-member Hiew for joining MCA'

KUALA LUMPUR, June 7: MCA today said it welcomed Hiew King Cheu’s aplication to join its Luyang division.

In a statement today, party National Organising secretary Datuk Yoo Wei How said the party’s organising department would process Hiew’s application in accordance with procedures. The Presidential Council will evaluate the application.

Commenting on reports that Hiew’s decision to do so had attracted criticism from DAP, Yoo said:

“It is unfortunate that the decision by Hiew has been subject to criticism from DAP leaders and supporters who, suffering from selective amnesia, have opted to conveniently forget that Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had launched a 916 move in 2008 to persuade Barisan Nasional federal lawmakers to switch allegiance by Sept 16, 2008.

“Apart from Karpal Singh, all other DAP leaders totally agreed with Anwar’s move to get BN members to quit the ruling coalition.”

He added: “DAP leaders and supporters who have been attacking Hiew’s decision should review practices within Pakatan e.g. Anwar’s failure to quit politics despite promising to do so before the 13th General Election should Pakatan fail to capture Putrajaya.

“Do not practise selective amnesia and double standards or self-contradictions.”

In particular, Yoo said DAP Sabah chairman Jimmy Wong had erroneously flailed MCA as encouraging a job-hopping culture.

“He should look into DAP’s own mirror. Why did his bosses Lim Kit Siang and Lim Guan Eng support Anwar’s hop-over trick?”

Yoo stressed that Hiew did not hop over to MCA from DAP, but had turned Independent before applying to join MCA.

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