S4S against Bersatu setting up in Sarawak
KUCHING: Sarawak for Sarawakians ( S4S) strongly opposes Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s ( Bersatu) plans to spread its wings to Sarawak.
S4S spokesman Basri Hassan said the movement did not want to see Sarawak’s harmony destroyed by Bersatu, which he said is heavily influenced by Umno.
“The ethnic harmony the people in Sarawak enjoy today was accumulated from over a century of effort since the Brooke era. This land is the perfect home for all Sarawakians,” he said in a statement issued on Wednesday.
He said Sarawak already has a strong Pakatan Harapan ( PH) coalition, which Bersatu would just weaken with its presence.
“Is PH losing confidence from their voters that they have to invite Bersatu to come into Sarawak to boost their influence?” he questioned.
Basri also urged the Sarawak government under Gabungan Parti Sarawak ( GPS) to prevent Bersatu from coming in.
“Given that GPS has stated that the state-federal government relationship would be built based on cooperation and collaboration, GPS should prevent the intrusion of Bersatu in Sarawak because if not this will indirectly send a message to the people that their relationship is just like the ‘boss and servants’. It is no different from the past relationship with Barisan Nasional ( BN),” he claimed.
He said if both Sarawak PH and GPS fail to stop Bersatu from coming to Sarawak, a referendum should be held to allow all Sarawakians the chance to voice their feelings against parties from outside Sarawak, including those under Sarawak PH and also Parti Islam Se-Malaysia ( PAS).
“Moreover, it is time for local opposition parties to unite by establishing a strong and unselfish front that is always ready to serve the people, to win the Sarawakian votes,” he said.
“In that way, Sarawak will no longer need ‘ foreign’ opposition parties. The late Pehin Sri Adenan Satem once said that the ruling and the opposition party in Sarawak were enough, so we do not need any party from Malaya to intervene in Sarawak politics,” he added.