DPM: Selangor political crisis a lesson for BN

KUALA LUMPUR: The political crisis in Selangor serves as a good lesson for the Barisan Nasional (BN) to become a better party, said Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin.
Muhyiddin, who is also BN deputy chairman, said what was important was for BN to continue working hard to resolve the people's problems, especially the water crisis in Selangor.
"They (Selangor government) could not resolve the problem and let it go on, but we cannot criticise them because it may be a lesson for us," he said.
Muhyiddin said this when opening the 38th annual convention of the Malaysian Indian Muslim Congress (Kimma), at the Putra World Trade Centre here today.
Also present was Kimma president, Datuk Seri Syed Ibrahim Kader. Muhyiddin described Pakatan Rakyat's ongoing fight for the Selangor Mentri Besar seat as a "long winded drama".
The crisis broke out when Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim was sacked from Parti Keadilan Rakyat for refusing to heed orders to make way for party president Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to be appointed as the new mentri besar.
Khalid , however, obtained consent from Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah of Selangor to continue his duties as the mentri besar.
Khalid also fired several DAP and PKR excos who refused to support his administration and ran the state executive council with the support of four excos from PAS.
Today, PAS' Central Committee withdrew it support for Khalid to remain as the mentri besar and proposed Dr Wan Azizah and her deputy, Mohamad Azmin Ali, as the candidates to replace Khalid. – Bernama