Not the time to make demands now, Miro reminds GPS partners

KUCHING: The Youth wing of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu ( PBB) has called for patience among the partners of Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) while waiting for the newly formed coalition to be legalised.

Its deputy chief Miro Simuh said making any demand at the moment was uncalled for because the coalition was not even registered yet.

He said everyone in GPS was still waiting for the coalition’s registration to be approved by the Registrar of Societies ( ROS). Thus for now, it is better for members parties not to make any demand until the coalition is legalised.

“We are just like a new family house which is undergoing construction. Until it is completed, we shouldn’t make any demand for the room yet or for the space to put our things.

“If you start to make your demand even before the house is fully completed, you are in fact creating doubts among your other siblings,” he told The Borneo Post yesterday.

Miro was responding to Sarawak United People’s Party’s ( SUPP) 10-point understanding that it had adopted for the formation of GPS.

The Serembu assemblyman said SUPP should have not come up with such a thing at the moment, adding that the party’s ‘ demand’ could jeopardise the relationship among the parties in GPS.

He noted that GPS is a new entity that aims to bring Sarawak to another level without having to serve its masters from Peninsular Malaysia.

“Let us all be patient. We may make our demand upon the full completion of our house. If you do it now, it only shows that you are trying to take advantage of the situation for self interest,” he said.

Miro reminded that every component party must realise that GPS is now facing the federal government run by another political alliance, which he regarded as not going to be easy.

In view of the present political scenario, he pointed out that it is important for every party in GPS to stick together and give their fullest support to Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg to lead Sarawak’s way in getting back Sarawak’s rights, especially over the state’s continental shelf as well as oil and gas.

SUPP adopted a 10-point understanding for the formation of GPS during its annual delegates’ conference on Sunday.