KUALA LUMPUR: Several opposition leaders have refuted claims that a 'Dubai move' is in the making to topple Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim and the Madani government.
Pas deputy president Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man said the claims, saying that there were attempts by the opposition leaders as well as certain government representatives to topple Anwar, were baseless.
"There is no need to fabricate baseless stories just because some of the leaders are in Dubai, as it will only lead to various unnecessary speculations.
"If we were to say this, more leaders were in Makkah (than in Dubai), especially during this holiday season. But, why has no one emphasised on Makkah-Move?
"It is better to focus on the issues affecting the people, especially since the flood issues have not been resolved yet.
"Furthermore, the (unity) government already has a two-third majority, what is there to worry about," he said when contacted.
Tuan Ibrahim's sentiment was echoed by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) Youth chief Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal, who said; "I don't understand why they are in panicking mode (and resorted to such claims)."
Wan Fayhsal then revealed the majority of its (Bersatu) members of parliament (MPs) have been approached by a Datuk, called Datuk Rahim.
"He is pledging support to help manage flood victims in our respective constituencies. (But) in actual fact, he is doing the same modus operandi as Datuk Botak before, trying to entice our MPs to support the prime minister.
"We will lodge another police report against this guy (Datuk Rahim) with evidence for courting our MPs again.
"The issue now is why is the other side (the government) panicking (with the baseless claims)? Why are they sending representatives like Datuk Rahim to entice our MPs when they have more than two-thirds majority of parliamentary support for the Madani government."
He said Bersatu MPs will continue serving the people in their respective constituencies, without an iota of allocation.
"We will survive as politicians in Malaysia."
Earlier today, the New Straits Times reported that after the infamous Sheraton move and the London move, a 'Dubai move' has now emerged, purportedly orchestrated by the opposition leaders including certain government representatives, with the same goal of toppling the government led by Anwar.
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Revealing the attempt, the Community Communications Department (J-KOM) deputy director (community communications) Datuk Ismail Yusop claimed that the Dubai move surfaced during the recent vacation of leaders from Perikatan Nasional (PN), including government officials, in the capital city of the United Arab Emirates (UAE).
He claimed that the meeting took place to discuss and assign specific tasks to 'agents' responsible for identifying members of parliament (MPs) who might switch support to the opposition through inducements, solely to establish a 'tebuk atap (backdoor)' government.
On top of the PN leaders, Ismail also claimed the involvement of influential veteran political figures and 'Tuns' , who are conspiring with the opposition and using 'foreign sources' to overthrow the administration led by Anwar.
Meanwhile, Umno secretary-general Datuk Dr Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki when contacted said any quarters who believed that they had enough numbers (support to oust the unity government) could prove it by bringing up a motion of no-confidence towards the prime minister in the next parliamentary session.
"In the meantime, instead of engaging in polemics and conspiracies leading to Dubai, let's focus on assisting the people facing difficulties in their respective areas, especially those affected by floods.
"That would be more appropriate," he said.
Asked if Umno has identified anyone from the government that was involved in the Dubai Move, he replied: "So far, the party (Umno) is not suspecting any of its members of parliament that were involved in the move."