KJ umum mahu kembali kepada Umno

SELEPAS empat tahun dipecat, bekas Ketua Pemuda UMNO, Khairy Jamaluddin Abu Bakar malam ini, secara terbuka mengumumkan mahu kembali menyertai parti itu menerusi agenda Rumah Bangsa.

Khairy yang juga bekas Menteri Kesihatan menerusi petikan audio siar Keluar Sekejap turut mengarahkan Setiausaha Akhbarnya, Raja Syahrir Raja Abu Bakar membuat draf surat permohonan bagi tujuan berkenaan.

“Saya melihat ini sebagai perkembangan positif dan peluang murni bagi saya secara peribadi.

“Bolehlah Bobby (Raja Syahrir) mula draf surat (permohonan menyertai Rumah Bangsa), saya hendak tengok draf surat berkenaan,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian mengulas kenyataan Presiden UMNO, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi yang membuka pintu Rumah Bangsa kepada mana-mana bekas ahli dipecat atau digantung keanggotaan untuk kembali mahupun mana-mana individu mahu bersama perjuangan berkenaan untuk menyertai UMNO.

Rakaman penuh episod 191 audio siar Keluar Sekejap yang menyentuh ulasan Khairy berhubung hasrat beliau kembali menyertai UMNO itu dijangka disiarkan di platform media sosial beliau, esok.

Terdahulu, Ahmad Zahid berkata, Jawatankuasa Rumah Bangsa yang dipengerusikan Naib Presiden UMNO, Datuk Seri Mohamed Khaled Nordin akan menyelaraskan proses berkenaan dengan segera melalui tatacara bersesuaian mengikut Perlembagaan UMNO.

Beliau juga berharap usaha itu dipermudah dan menjadi titik penyatuan yang memperkukuh kembali kekuatan parti dalam meneruskan kelangsungan agenda perjuangan demi agama, bangsa dan tanah air, selain memastikan masa depan lebih baik untuk rakyat dan negara.

Pada Januari 2023, UMNO dilaporkan memecat Khairy, selain menggantung keahlian Ketua UMNO Sembrong, Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein dan Naib Ketua Pemuda UMNO, Shahril Hamdan.

Turut digantung keahlian selama enam tahun, Ketua UMNO Bahagian Tebrau, Datuk Maulizan Bujang.

Selain itu, lima ahli UMNO Pasir Gudang, sembilan ahli UMNO Putrajaya, dua ahli UMNO Tanjong Karang dan 26 ahli UMNO Pahang turut dipecat.

Antara kesalahan mereka ialah menjadi calon Bebas serta selain Barisan Nasional (BN) serta terbabit membantu parti lawan ketika Pilihan Raya Umum Ke-15.

 

KJ announces intention returning to Umno

FORMER Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin announced that he hopes to return to the party via the Rumah Bangsa agenda.

Khairy, who was sacked from Umno four years ago, said that Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s recent statement as opening up a unifying door without conditions as a positive and noble development for him.

“There was a statement out on March 6 from the Umno president that the party will open a unifying door without conditions.

“Umno opened this Rumah Bangsa for any member who has been sacked or suspended,” he was quoted saying by Sinar Harian.

“With this invitation, I have mention before that I intend to return to Umno,” he said during his podcast Keluar Sekejap which was aired online on Friday.

In the recording, Khairy also directed his press secretary Raja Syahrir Raja Abu Bakar to prepare a draft application for this purpose.

Meanwhile in another video, former Umno Youth vice chief Shahril Hamdan said he appreciated and respected the sign shown by Umno president but he felt more comfortable to be outside the political sphere for the time being but did not rule out the possibility of returning one day.

“I appreciate and respect Ahmad Zahid’s gesture but at the moment I am more conformable being outside of politics. Maybe one day later but not now,” he added.

The full episode about Khairy and Shahril’s views on rejoining Umno or not is expected to be aired on their social media platform on Saturday.

Previously Ahmad Zahid said that a Rumah Bangsa committee, which is headed by vice-president Mohamed Khaled Nordin was coordinating this process in accordance with the party’s constitution.

He hoped that the process would be simplified and would be a unifying point to strengthen the party.

In January 2023, the party took a firm stand and sacked Khairy from the party.

At the same time, the membership of Sembrong Umno chief Hishammuddin Hussein and Shahril were both suspended.

Tebrau Umno chief Maulizan Bujang also had his membership suspended for six years.

Other members sacked included 26 members from Pahang, nine from Putrajaya, five from Pasir Gudang and two from Tanjung Karang.

They were sacked after they stood as independent candidates or supported other parties in the 15th General Election (GE15).

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