KOTA KINABALU: KOTA KINABALU: PKR’s proposal to contest 13 seats in the upcoming Sabah state election is the result of ongoing discussions with Barisan Nasional (BN) and Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS), not a top-down decision from the party’s national leadership, said Mohd Guntur Sangkar.
Responding to STAR Sabah’s accusation that PKR is acting as a political outsider, Guntur, who is a member of the AMK Malaysia Leadership Council, stressed that PKR Sabah is “not merely a branch that blindly follows central directives.”
“Our proposal was shaped in the spirit of mature political cooperation, without sidelining local parties,” he said in a statement.
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Criticising STAR’s past alignment with Perikatan Nasional, Guntur said, “STAR should reflect on its own record before labelling others. It once aligned with a coalition that weakened Sabah’s MA63 position and failed on development promises.”
“What Sabah needs is stability and principle, not opportunism,” he added.