KUALA LUMPUR, April 16 (Bernama) -- Umno Supreme Council member Datuk Dr Awang Adek Hussin said the Penanti state by-election in Penang is just an avenue for the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) to find a candidate for the post of Penang Deputy Chief Minister I.
Awang Adek, who is Second Finance Minister, said PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had been saying that he would announce the candidate for the post but he had not done so.
"An unnecessary by-election is a waste of public fund as each time a by-election is held, a huge amount of money has to be spent," he told Bernama when asked to comment on the resignation of Penanti assemblyman Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin Thursday.
He said that the move by PKR would not only burden the people but also disrupt the service to the people.
"When there is a by-election, it will become the focus of attention and this will divert our attention from serving the people because we will then be preoccupied with the by-election," he said.
Another Umno Supreme Council member Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi said PKR was a party that practised double standards.
He said that in the case of the PKR Selangor assemblymen for Bukit Lanjan Elizabeth Wong, PKR persuaded her to stay on but the same cannot be said of the way the party treated Mohammad Fairus.
Umno Youth vice-chief Datuk Razali Ibrahim felt that the PKR was just using the upcoming by-election to reassure itself about whether the party still had the support in the area.
Awang Adek, who is Second Finance Minister, said PKR advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had been saying that he would announce the candidate for the post but he had not done so.
"An unnecessary by-election is a waste of public fund as each time a by-election is held, a huge amount of money has to be spent," he told Bernama when asked to comment on the resignation of Penanti assemblyman Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin Thursday.
He said that the move by PKR would not only burden the people but also disrupt the service to the people.
"When there is a by-election, it will become the focus of attention and this will divert our attention from serving the people because we will then be preoccupied with the by-election," he said.
Another Umno Supreme Council member Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi said PKR was a party that practised double standards.
He said that in the case of the PKR Selangor assemblymen for Bukit Lanjan Elizabeth Wong, PKR persuaded her to stay on but the same cannot be said of the way the party treated Mohammad Fairus.
Umno Youth vice-chief Datuk Razali Ibrahim felt that the PKR was just using the upcoming by-election to reassure itself about whether the party still had the support in the area.
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