KUCHING: DAP’s peace gestures to Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) has been thrown out of the window.
Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Openg did not mince words when he said he could not ever forget past remarks made by DAP leaders condemning the state government.
He said take for instance, last year when DAP’s secretary-general Lim Guan Eng came to Sarawak and announced that the state was going to go bankrupt in the next three years.
“We (GPS) are not stupid to support the party. We have to be careful because that party (DAP) had the intention of taking over Sarawak,” he said, adding DAP had also accused GPS of not being able to govern the state well.
Abang Johari also pointed out how the DAP was in the forefront of decisions to withdraw projects already approved for Sarawak.
“When it was part of the federal government, a lot of projects in Sarawak were withdrawn.
“They thought that we could not continue with them (the projects).
“But GPS managed to take over all of the development projects withdrawn by the Pakatan Harapan (PH) government,” he said at the launch of the GPS Belaga zone yesterday.
Earlier in the day, Sarawak DAP chairman Chong Chieng Jen said his party was willing to make concessions and cooperate with GPS in the interest of the nation.
“…I appeal to GPS leaders to put aside all past political differences and work together with PH to save our country from going down the path of destruction,” he said.
Abang Johari said GPS will support any national coalition that agrees to pay the sales tax on petroleum products and fulfils the state’s rights under Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).
“If you want Sarawak’s support, then pay the 5% sales tax and return all of our rights based on the MA63 agreement. This is our stand.”
