18-05-2025
Sarawak ban may be reinstated if I no longer hold Cabinet, PKR posts, says Rafizi
Rafizi speaks at PKR's 25th Anniversary Special Convention at IDCC Shah Alam April 21, 2024. – Malay Mail photo
KUCHING (May 18): Economy Minister Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli believes he may be banned from entering Sarawak again if he no longer holds a position in the Cabinet and in Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), where he is the incumbent deputy president.
He was cited by Berita Harian as saying that before being appointed as a minister in the Unity Government, he was already banned from entering Sarawak.
As such, he said it is not impossible that the ban could be reinstated if he no longer holds positions in the party and Cabinet.
'I was only allowed to enter Sarawak when I was appointed as a minister two years ago.
'If I am no longer a minister or PKR deputy president, I think I will not be allowed to enter Sarawak again,' he said during the 'Hidupkan Idealisme Reformasi dalam Ujian Kuasa (Hiruk)' Tour at the Penview Convention Centre (PCC) here last night.
According to Berita Harian, Rafizi and several leaders from PKR and Democratic Action Party (DAP) faced a ban on entering Sarawak since 2014, but the ban was lifted after the formation of the Unity Government.
Meanwhile, Bernama, reporting from the same event, cited Rafizi as saying that PKR members in Sarawak must view the current political situation in the state as an opportunity to regroup and strengthen themselves for future challenges.
He pointed out that given Sarawakians' current preference for the existing state government, party members should use this period as an opportunity to 'invest' in cultivating a new generation of party leaders.
'This low point in our political cycle is a good time for us to invest in the party's future. Use this period to develop new talent because the cycle will turn, and our time will come,' he said.
Rafizi also said that based on PKR's performance in past elections in Sarawak, the party has shown potential to win at least three parliamentary seats in the future.
In the 15th General Election (GE15), PKR successfully retained the Miri parliamentary seat for the third consecutive terms since GE13 in 2013.
Rafizi noted that PKR had previously won the Selangau and Puncak Borneo parliamentary seats and narrowly lost the Kanowit seat in GE15. ban enter lead pkr post rafizi ramli
