KUCHING: It was a “brave and right thing to do” for former Democratic Action Party (DAP) vice-chairman Wong King Wei to leave the party, said Senator Robert Lau Hui Yew.
“We, politicians, often have to do serious soul searching. This comes to mind when reading the statement by the Padungan assemblyman (Wong).
“There are career politicians who have no qualms about crossing any line as they see all lines as necessary evils in order to survive and quite often for personal gains or ambitions,” he said in his Facebook post on Monday (July 27).
Lau said some politicians would jump from one political party to another without blinking an eye so long as the demand or the incentive was acceptable.
“We have seen too many of these. The latest place to watch is Sabah where attempts are being made to topple the legitimately elected Warisan-led government. The voters should mark out those who jumped during the next election.”
Lau said, however, there were times that really necessitated the switch of party loyalty based on principle.
“This happens when the party leadership veers away from the purpose. This should be the last resort, with attempts made to get the leaders to change their stance or to challenge the leadership.
“If that fails or when there is really no hope, then the time to quit the party can be considered as the brave and right thing to do,” he pointed out.
As such, Lau said, there would be politicians who would use Wong’s resignation to hit out at DAP and its leaders for their failures.
“That would be reactionary. There is no need to cast the first stone.”
