ANWAR GUNNING DOWN BN

PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim is gunning down the Sabah and Sarawak BN elected representatives as well as held meetings with Peninsular BN representatives on the possibility of defecting to the opposition.

"I had calls from the East Malaysian states and also Peninsular and even Perak...it is not our tradition to buy over it is the tradition of Umno and Barisan Nasional," he said.

"They must adhere to policies and struggle to see changes in the country if they intend to join us...and if the subject of buying over is raised...discussions would be cancelled."

He was speaking to reporters after making a courtesy call on Perak Menteri Besar Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin at his office here today. Also present were PKR president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail and vice-president Dr Lee Boon Chye.

"There are developments but we are not rushing into it. We have time,” he said. “People in Sabah and Sarawak know that the majority of voters in the Peninsular had chosen the opposition party candidates, but if the ink had been used and there was transparency and justice in the postal votes...we would have been in power."

When asked on the reported crossover of a Sarawak MP to PKR, he said, "we will make an announcement on it later."