MAHATHIR DROPS BOMBSHELL ON NAJIB’S HEAD: ‘WELL-KNOWN BN LEADERS’ ARE READY TO JUMP SHIP, DR M PLEDGES MAY 10 & 11 PUBLIC HOLIDAYS IF PAKATAN WINS

PETALING JAYA – Pakatan Harapan chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad today claimed that several Barisan Nasional representatives had approached him to join his coalition.

Without revealing names, Dr Mahathir said these representatives were fed up with BN’s administration and thus wanted to leave for PH.

“I cannot reveal their names as they are well-known BN leaders,” he told reporters after a briefing session for GE14 PH candidates.

ACCORDING to The Sun Daily:

BN figures to jump ship

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) has claimed that there are well known figures from Barisan Nasional (BN) planning to join the opposition coalition ahead of the 14th General Election (GE14).

PH chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said those who had approached the coalition were incumbents who had been dropped by BN from contesting in the upcoming polls.

“New ones are taking their places as candidates, so they are not very happy,” he said.

“I heard (there will be) revolts in many places. There is also offers to sabotage. Some even indicated they would love to join PH,” he told a press conference after the briefing session for PH candidates at MBPJ auditorium.

MEANWHILE, according to The Star:

Dr M: Pakatan promises two extra public holidays if coalition captures Putrajaya

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad has promised Malaysians that they would give an extra two days holiday should the coalition manage to win the 14th general election.

He said that the Wednesday polling day which falls on May 9 was not suitable as it was a working day.

“Therefore we want to ask for voters to ‘ponteng’ (skip) work (to come out and vote) because what we are doing is for the country.

“Voting is a big responsibility to all Malaysians. Even if they decided to skip work, I think it is ‘halal’ for all of us,” he said during his remarks at the Pakatan Harapan’s briefing for its candidates contesting in the general election.

“If we include that Wednesday, there will be five days of holidays. This country has many public holidays, but only for this time.”

Later at a press conference, when pointed out that elections was also held on weekdays during Dr Mahathir’s tenure as prime minister, he claimed that there wasn’t incidents of cheating during his time.

“It wasn’t critical that time and there wasn’t many objections even though it (polls) was held on weekdays. There weren’t objections as severe as today.”

– MALAY MAIL / ANN