“Pendapat Pemuda bukan pandangan MKT”

PRESIDEN Umno, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi berkata pendapat dan pandangan Pemuda mengenai DAP bukan mencerminkan pendirian Majlis Kerja Tertinggi parti.
Dalam memelihara kerjasama dengan DAP di dalam Kerajaan Madani, beliau berkata isu kecil yang wujud di antara Pemuda kedua-dua parti adalah cara mereka dan tidak sama sekali menjejaskan hubungan dalam kerajaan.
Katanya, prinsip yang sama diamalkan oleh barisan Pemuda, malah ketika beliau sendiri menerajui sayap itu pada tahun 90an.

“Jika kita kaji pandangan Pemuda, ia bukanlah pendapat MKT.

Tetapi inilah cara Pemuda, malah pada zaman saya. Biarkan ini menjadi cara mereka, kita layan seperti biasa,” katanya kepada Mingguan Malaysia.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika diminta mengulas sengketa di antara Umno dan DAP walaupun bersama dalam kerajaan sejak tiga tahun lalu.

Ogos lalu, ada gesaan daripada Pemuda DAP agar mereka memutuskan hubunan dengan Ketua Pemuda Umno, Dr Akmal Saleh

Dua minggu lalu, Akmal mencabar rakan sejawatnya Woo Kah Leong agar memutuskan hubungan dengan Umno selepas Woo membuat kenyataan bahawa sayap DAP dan Umno tidak sehaluan.

Zahid juga berkata DAP tak pernah mengganggu kawasan Umno, dan begitu juga sebaliknya.

“Pemuda views is not of the Supreme Council”

AHMAD Zahid Hamidi has played down the bad blood between Umno Youth and its DAP counterpart, saying the views of Umno’s youth wing does not reflect that of the Supreme Council.

The Umno president said this same principle has always been applied in the party with its youth wing, even when he was heading it in the 1990s, Mingguan Malaysia reported.

“If we look at (the views of) Umno Youth, that’s not the stand of the Umno Supreme Council.

“That’s how Umno Youth has always been, even during my time. So let’s treat Umno Youth as Umno Youth,” he was quoted as saying.

Zahid was asked to comment on Umno and DAP appearing to still be at each other’s throats despite being allies under the unity government for three years now.

In August, there were growing calls from DAP Youth divisions and state chapters for the party to cut ties with Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh.

Two weeks ago, Akmal dared his DAP counterpart Woo Kah Leong to cut ties with Umno after the latter reportedly said the youth wings of DAP, Umno and MCA “walk different paths and cannot work together”.

DAP and Umno were long-time rivals but their enmity was put aside as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim formed the unity government following the outcome of the 15th general election (GE15) in November 2022.

Both of their coalitions, Pakatan Harapan and Barisan Nasional, are expected to continue their alliance in the next general election.

Zahid said DAP has never “disturbed” any of Umno’s areas, and vice versa.

He added that DAP had also proven to be helpful to Umno candidates in state elections and by-elections since GE15.

“We may be contesting (under our own banners) but the collaboration remains intact. This is not just in terms of election machinery, but in terms of their voters supporting us.”

 

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