Anwar says people’s coalitiion will send letter to king

Written by Admin on Friday, September 26th, 2008

Anwar says people’s coalitiion will send letter to king

KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 25 (Bernama) — Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim said Wednesday that Pakatan Rakyat (People’s Alliance) will send a letter to the King Tuanku Mizan Zainal Abidin on the transfer of power from Barisan Nasional to the opposition pact, and the request to convene a special parliament session.

Anwar, who is Permatang Pauh member of parliament and People’s Justice Party (PKR) advisor, also reiterated his claim that he had sufficient majority to form the new government.

“The letter to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong (King) is about a peaceful transfer of power and a special parliament session to table a no-confidence motion against the prime minister.

“We are still demanding that the prime minister respect the people’s rights to choose us,” he told reporters after attending the proceeding related to his sodomy case at the Sessions Court here Wednesday.

Anwar was accompanied by wife Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail, who is PKR president and their daughter Nurul Izzah, who is Lembah Pantai MP.

On his letter asking the prime minister to convene the special parliament session, Anwar said Abdullah did not give any response except for a statement he made through the media that he had rejected it.

Anwar also refused to reveal the names of the MPs whom he claimed to be crossing over to Pakatan Rakyat.

“I have the majority. The deadline (to form the new government) is no longer an issue,” he said. (BERNAMA)