31 BN lawmakers to remain in Muhyiddin-led government until legitimacy is determined in Malaysian parliament - CNA

In the Friday press conference, Mr Ismail Sabri added that given King Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri'ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah’s wishes, the monarch would not accept any more SDs or support letters. 

“So even though the UMNO president says he will send more letters to the king, I feel this is going against His Majesty’s decree,” Mr Ismail Sabri said.

He added that sending SDs which could bring down the government before the Malaysian parliament sits this September would be going against the king’s decree.

He added that the MPs’ focus was on helping the government solve current issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic.

“As responsible MPs, we feel that we are irresponsible to the people if we leave this government hurriedly, as ordered by the party,” Mr Ismail Sabri said.

“To withdraw (our support) immediately and to make the government fall, and run away from our duties entrusted by the people, this is an irresponsible act,” he added. 

The deputy prime minister said they did not want to be irresponsible leaders who run away from the battlefield while people are suffering. 

"So we will continue to support, based on the king's decree, (and) to stay with government until its legitimacy is decided in the parliament," he said. 

Mr Saravanan, speaking at the press conference, said BN, with only 41 seats, needed to have a direction and could not withdraw from government on a whim, especially in such pressing times. 

“There must be a narrative, everybody (is) blur. We withdraw, and we say no cooperation with PKR, no DAP, now no Bersatu, so where is our direction? We can’t just withdraw on a whim,” Mr Saravanan.

Bersatu, or Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia, is led by Mr Muhyiddin. Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) and Democratic Action Party (DAP) are component parties of the Pakatan Harapan coalition. 

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