Khir Toyo adds to Umno Crisis

Khir Toyo adds to Umno Crisis

Khir Toyo offers to quit as state Umno liaison chief

Former Selangor Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Mohamad Khir Toyo is set to quit as Selangor Umno liaison chief, according to sources.

He made his offer to resign Wednesday and the matter will be discussed at a liaison committee meeting tonight, the sources said.

Selangor Barisan Nasional was handed a shocking defeat in the March 8 polls, with the Opposition taking 30 of 56 state seats it contested to form the state governmment. Dr Khir did however retain his Sungai Panjang state seat.

After the election, DAP lodged a police report against Dr Khir for allegedly signing a contract on behalf of the Selangor Government with Puncak Niaga Holdings a day before polling.

Newly appointed Selangor MB Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim said the new state government would review the deal.

All is not well now. Umno needs to have more demonstrations until the states hand back the power to Umno. It's their life-line and they need the power to generate wealth without which they can't survive.

Selangor Umno stage another Demonstration Today

In Selangor, a protest was held by several hundred people from the Coalition of Selangor Malays at Dataran Shah Alam against the PKR, DAP and PAS state government.

The protest led by Selangor Umno Youth leader Shukur Idrus started at 3pm and ended about an hour later.

They also handed over a memorandum to the Sultan, which was received by his private secretary Mohd Munir Bani who came to the scene.

Among others, the protesters urged newly minted Selangor Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim not to go against the wishes of the Sultan regarding the appointment of a deputy menteri besar.

They also called on the state government not to appoint a non-Malay deputy menteri besar and retain the exco composition at 60 percent Malays and 40 percent non-Malays.

The protesters also condemned DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang for allegedly insulting the Malay hegemony.

(Source: Malaysiakini)