PETALING JAYA: While the Umno president called for party solidarity during the Umno general assembly, a division chief has expressed his unhappiness with Umno Wanita Chief Datuk Seri Shahrizat Abdul Jalil (pic).
On Friday, Cheras Umno division chief Datuk Seri Syed Ali Alhabshee went on Astro Awani to openly ask Shahrizat to resign from her post as the wing head.
“Shahrizat should reflect on herself, and not just be seen as someone who is chasing for a position. It is not fair for her to demand for the vice-president seat for Wanita.
“She has liabilities. So the best solution – Is to step down, end of story,” he said to Astro Awani at PWTC on Friday.
Meanwhile in his blog, he urged Umno Wanita to be more realistic and put people’s agenda first rather than chasing for a bigger role in the party.
He said that the question of giving an important position in the leadership hierarchy shouldn’t be the main importance.
“Wanita Umno shouldn’t voice their thoughts. It is like pressuring and pushing the party president."
“Those who are burdening the party should just leave, including those in Wanita Umno,” said Syed in his blog.
Before this, Syed disputed the suggestion to increase the Vice-President seats just because the party gets 89 percent support or 171 out 192 support from Wanita Umno divisions around the country.
“It only came from them and was not agreed by the majority members of the party.”
“Why do you have to request the leadership to consider an extra seat for Wanita which will only be contested by those in Wanita Umno."
“If you’re asking for an extra seat, then the party will have to ‘prepare’ one seat just for Wanita. I deny that Umno is cruel and they don’t recognise women as the backbone of the party.
“Yes … for now, there is no Wanita leader chosen as a full minister. But the members of the wing should ask the Wanita Umno chief why is this happening,” questioned Syed.
This is not the first time that Syed has questioned Shahrizat’s leadership of the wing as he has called on her to step down on a number of occasions over the last two years.
