‘PPBM a cowboy party’
KLUANG: Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (PPBM) leadership’s violation of its constitution, which led to a series of infighting, has turned it into a “cowboy party”.
Former Kluang PPBM coordinator Arjuna Putra Ali said setbacks, particularly on the party’s registration process, failure to table its financial statements and hold annual general meetings (AGMs) at branches and divisions, had left much to be desired.
Arjuna urged the Registry of Societies (RoS) to take action.
He said PPBM members had lodged 400 reports since October.
“I represent 398 complainants made up of PPBM grassroots members, who are urging RoS to take action (against PPBM) within 10 days.
“If there is no result (after 10 days), we will hold a peaceful demonstration in front of the RoS headquarters,” he said yesterday.
Arjuna said the reports were mostly on five issues: the failure to hold AGMs, membership fee, membership registration without the nominator’s knowledge, alleged appointment of division chief’s cronies and failure to table financial statements.
“It is as if Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad is so special. Why is there no action against him despite the complaints?
“I have evidence in the form of audio records.”
Arjuna said PPBM’s leadership tended to toss aside grassroots members’ dissatisfaction voiced during meetings as tafsiran (in the context of personal interpretation of issues).
“The PPBM secretary-general (Datuk Dr Shahruddin Md Salleh) will use the word tafsiran as an answer to arguments.
“In truth, the term is used to safeguard PPBM’s leadership.
“The use of such a term needs to be explained to the grassroots. Just create an article of tafsiran in the party’s constitution.”