DESPITE having approval for PKR’s 15th National Congress to be held online, the National Security Council (NSC) and the Registrar of Societies (RoS) have ordered the party to postpone its annual meeting, Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad said. 

The PKR organising chief secretary said the latest order ran contrary to NSC’s previous approval given in a letter dated May 27, but the party would still abide by it.

“PKR has received a letter from the NSC at 6.21pm on June 4, and a verbal notification from RoS on the same day requesting the party’s National Congress scheduled for June 6 to be postponed. 

“The latest NSC directives are contrary to their letter dated May 27, 2021, which stated that they have no objection for the party to organise and conduct the meeting virtually. 

“PKR strongly protests (the decision) but has to abide by it, and the central leadership council has decided to postpone the congress to a later date,” the Setiawangsa MP said in a statement today.

Nik Nazmi said party president Anwar Ibrahim will announce the decision in a special message tomorrow (June 6) via the party’s Facebook at 11am.

The opposition leader, who is also Port Dickson MP, will touch on economic and Covid-19 issues and the latest political developments. 

This is the first time since its establishment 22 years ago that PKR held a virtual congress, following the total lockdown implemented by the government to curb the spread of Covid-19 pandemic. – June 5, 2021.