GPS will face instability if individuals act alone with self-interest, warns Fazzrudin

KUCHING, Nov 26 2025: Tupong State Legislative Member (SLM) Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman has warned that Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) will face challenges and instability if individuals act alone with self-interest or allow personal views  to overshadow party discipline.

Fazzrudin Abdul Rahman: Which is more important? Rakyat or self interest?

‘When we break ranks and overstep the party policies, we will give outsiders an opportunity to interfere,” he said when debating the 2026 State Budget at the Sarawak Legislative Assembly (SLA) today.

“Interference will disrupt unity. Disunity will disrupt stability and instability will disrupt introduction and implementation of policies for the rakyat.

“Which is more important? Rakyat or self interest? he asked, without referring to anyone in particular.

However, senior reporters covering the SLA sitting suspected that Fazzrudin could be referring to Progressive Democratic Party (PDP) president Tiong King Sing, who admitted that he was in Sabah to support Pakatan Harapan (PH) candidates in the the state election.

The Youth wings of Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu (PBB), Sarawak United People’s Party (SUPP) and Parti Rakyat Sarawak (PRS) issued a separate statement yesterday, saying Tiong represented himself as the federal Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture, not as a representative of GPS.

The three Youth wings could have issued the statements on behalf of their respective party presidents.

However, PDP Youth has yet to make known its stance, which is not very likely, on Tiong’s controversial presence in Sabah which is having its election on Nov 29.

PDP deputy president Henry Harry Jinep was on record saying that disciplinary action would be taken against party members found campaigning for any party or candidate in Sabah.

Such disciplinary action is very unlikely to happen, given that Tiong, being the party boss, was in Sabah supporting PH candidates.

There are no reports of PBB, SUPP and PRS members being involved in Sabah election.

Fazzrudin, who is the chief political secretary to the Sarawak premier, reminded that GPS was built on the principle of Sarawak First – a coalition forged from trust discipline and shared purpose.

“Our unity is our strength and this unity has allowed Sarawak to stand tall and achieve what the premier has shared in his budget speech,” he said.

“We will stand united to ensure that policies and initiatives introduced by the premier are delivered for the rakyat,” he added.