{"id":8625,"date":"2021-03-13T13:16:08","date_gmt":"2021-03-13T05:16:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8625"},"modified":"2021-03-13T13:16:10","modified_gmt":"2021-03-13T05:16:10","slug":"kuala-langat-mp-and-pkr-vice-president-xavier-jayakumar-quits-party","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=8625","title":{"rendered":"Kuala Langat MP and PKR Vice President Xavier Jayakumar quits party"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

SHAH ALAM, March 13 — Kuala Langat MP Datuk Dr Xavier Jayakumar today announced his immediate resignation as Vice President and member of Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Xavier said that following the events which have unfolded in the past year, he has grown extremely frustrated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said that while there are parties discussing the possibility of elections, this is not necessary or viable at this point in time. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“Our current priority should be to support the government in containing the COVID-19 pandemic, to create jobs and to secure funds to rebuild the economy.\u00a0<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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“It will take at least 18 months just to complete the vaccination programme and more than two years for the economy to fully recover,” he said in a statement on his official Twitter account.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

 He said this needed bipartisan support to make sure the efforts of the government were fulfilled.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

“The people want stability to restart our ailing economic sectors. Towards this we need to work together, not against one another,” he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The former  Water, Land and Natural Resources Minister also  said that he would continue to serve his constituency and support the government as an Independent Member of Parliament.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n

“I am confident that I will fulfil my election promises to the people of Kuala Langat,” he added.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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