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(The Star) - Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim has taken a hard stand on S. Manika­vasagam’s threat to quit PKR, saying the Kapar MP was free to do so.

Khalid, who is also from PKR, also said he was not going to meet with Manikavasagam to convince him to stay.

“PKR does not encourage him to make that decision but it is his decision,” he said.

He was speaking to reporters after opening the Selangor government’s Christmas celebrations at a shopping mall here yesterday.

Khalid said he did not understand why Manikavasagam would want to quit over the Klang bus stand issue.

“He has the platform in our state meetings to voice his grievances and we also have supreme council meetings. As an MP he is invited,” he said.

On whether he would meet with Manikavasagam, Khalid said it was better for the MP to meet with the party leadership.

“If he wants to meet, that is up to him. It is up to him,” he said.

On whether PKR would ask Manikavasagam to quit as MP if he left PKR, Khalid said: “It is up to the supreme council.”

PKR information chief Tian Chua meanwhile said Manikavasagam had made the threat to show his voters that he was serious about solving problems.

“He is trying to solve the bus station issue in his own way. Whether is the right way or not is not the issue. What is important now is that we must solve the bus station problem,” he added.

Selangor state executive council member Ronnie Liu however said he would call Manikavasagam and ask him to reconsider.

“There will always be differences among party members but these can be resolved,” said Liu, who is from DAP.

PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said Manikavasagam should resign as MP if he quit the PKR.

“People elected him based on the party he was representing. It is only right that he gives-up the position when he leaves PKR,” said Abdul Hadi after launching the party’s membership drive in Shah Alam.

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