Caretaker Prime Minister Ismail Sabri significantly demeans himself by making a mockery of the Federal Constitution and the country’s electoral process by regarding the sacking of 12 Perikatan Nasional(PN) Ministers and dissolving Parliament as a joke. Ismail claimed he was just joking when he said he should have sacked all the 12 PN cabinet ministers from who sent a letter to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to object to the dissolution of Parliament.
Sacking Ministers and dissolving Parliament is a grave and serious act that involves the King and provided for in the Federal Constitution. Both actions should be people-centric in improving their livelihood and better interests of the nation, not trifled with irresponsibly as a joke. No one can understand the strange logic of Ismail that the fact that the 12 PN Ministers are still in the cabinet means he was merely kidding.
Ismail Sabri had shown himself to be confused and even dishonest by first blaming the 12 ministers on 11 October for his decision to dissolve Parliament despite recommendations by government agencies that it should be held until after the monsoon season was over. Then on 13 October he made a U-turn by saying he did not blame the 12 PN Ministers for sending the letter to the King because they were only following orders from their party leaders.
On 17 October Ismail made the second U-turn by saying he should have sacked the 12 PN Ministers for writing the letter to the King opposing his suggestion to dissolve Parliament. Then on October 19, Ismail yet again made a third U-turn by saying that he was only joking about sacking the 12 PN Ministers. Is Ismail Sabri fit to be Prime Minister with 3 U-turns in one week? This reminds me of the chorus of an old Rod Stewart song, “I was only joking”.
I was only joking my dear (my dear)
Looking for a way to hide my fear (my fear)
What kind of fool was I? (Was I)
I could never win (never win)