Puad Zarkashi quits Umno, Onn Hafiz denies claims; Asyraf hits back at Puad

KiniNews is now also available on Spotify and Apple podcasts.[KiniNews] Umno supreme council member Puad Zarkashi has quit the party over alleged royal interference in party matters, including alleged interference with the upcoming Johor polls.In response, Onn denied Puad's claims that the palace had instructed him to dissolve the legislature.He said that what he had informed Puad was that the legislature was dissolved after getting royal assent, in line with proper constitutional procedures.Meanwhile, Umno secretary-general Asyraf Wajdi Dusuki has claimed that Puad's decision to leave the party stemmed from dissatisfaction over his son not being selected as a candidate for the Rengit state seat.According to Asyraf, Puad had previously written to him on the matter and threatened to quit the party.___________________Support independent media, subscribe to Malaysiakini.com - https://membership.malaysiakini.com/membership/start?internal_source=kinitv