SIBU: The Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) having a function in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (July 13) has indirectly rocked the spirit of consensus in Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS), says Datuk Seri Dr Sim Kui Hian.
"Why would you do it in Kuala Lumpur? We are Sarawak-based parties. Do you want to become a chaotic West Malaysian party living in Sarawak? I don't know,"said SUPP president on Friday night (July 14).
Speaking to reporters after opening the 2023 Borneo Cultural Festival (BCF), Dr Sim said unity among the four component parties in GPS has been the mainstay of the coalition that enabled it to win 76 out of the 82 seats at stake at the 2021 state election.
The four component parties include Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu Sarawak (PBB), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP), Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) and Progressive Democratic Party (PDP).
Dr Sim who is also the Deputy Premier said GPS would discuss - at a meeting on Saturday (July 15) night - why the two Sarawak based parties-PDP and Parti Sarawak Bersatu (PSB) held an MOU signing outside the state.
"We always discuss these things together. That's the spirit of GPS. We win so many seats is because there is unity in GPS," he said.
Dr Sim said however that he was not surprised with the action of Parti Bersatu Sarawak (PSB) as it had been sending signals to PRS, PDP even to SUPP that it wanted to be with the government.
PDP president Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing and PSB president Dato Sri Wong Soon Koh had signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) in Kuala Lumpur on Thursday (July 13) to formalise their parties’ collaboration.
The agreement, Tiong had said, was another step to ensuring political stability in the state and country.
