Kit Siang: Time for Najib to meet PR leaders

Written by Sharon Tan

KUALA LUMPUR: Pakatan Rakyat’s (PR) leadership will be meeting today to discuss a possible meeting with Prime Minister and Barisan Nasional (BN) chairman Datuk Seri Najib Razak, said DAP stalwart Lim Kit Siang.

“It is time for Najib to meet with PR leaders to find a solution to the Perak crisis because it concerns not only Perak but it is a national crisis of all institutions — the police, judiciary, Election Commission, MACC (Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission) and on the PM’s image and legitimacy,” he said after the From 513 to 1Malaysia, The Future of Malaysian Nation Building forum here last night, which was organised by Kampung Tunku assemblyman Lau Weng San.

Datuk Seri Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin, who was a panellist at the forum, said there was no solution to the political impasse in the state except through the dissolution of the state assembly.

“The longer the impasse in Perak, the worse it will be for Umno. Umno is like a person with fishbone stuck in the throat,” he said, adding that Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir had not succeeded in having the assembly sitting “under the tree” nullified by the Federal Court.

Nizar accused Umno of practising racism and intimidation. “Umno continues to use May 13 to scare people at every election to ensure that the people dare not change the government,” he told a 3,000-strong crowd.

Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, in his opening address, said Perak was not a legal issue that could be resolved in court.

“Our (PR) common resolve is to demand a fair and free election in Perak now. The solution is not in the palace or court of law but in the court of the people,” he said.