GOMBAK: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has warned that only members willing to work hard to build and strengthen PKR should remain in the party, while those unwilling to pull their weight should step aside.
The PKR president said the mandate given to the party was a serious trust that required commitment and hard work in the interests of the people and the nation, and stressed that constant complaining without action would not advance the party’s struggle.
“Those who don’t want to work should leave. This mandate is a trust to work - to build and to strengthen the party.”
“Endless grumbling and complaints will get us nowhere,” he said in his speech at the PKR Selangor Convention here on Saturday (Feb 7).
He said PKR members must stay focused on their responsibilities, adding that while criticism and feedback were welcome in a democratic country, the party’s core mission must remain clear.
“If we truly want to reform the country and cleanse it of corruption, abuse of power and racial politics, then we must work wholeheartedly,” he said.
Anwar cautioned against half-hearted efforts, infighting and emotional posturing, saying such attitudes would only derail the party’s objectives.
“If you truly want to struggle, you must step forward. That is the spirit needed to bring about change,” he said.
He also called on party leaders at all levels, including the Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Amirudin Shari, to mobilise the grassroots and rebuild discipline and resolve within the party.
Anwar said PKR must defend the rights and dignity of all Malaysians while remaining firm in its stand against corruption and wrongdoing, regardless of where it occurs.
“There is no district or state without its challenges.”
“What matters is that we stay focused on the bigger goal - a clean, just and principled nation,” he added.
