Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin has challenged Opposition Leader Anwar Ibrahim to reveal by Monday the proof to back his claim that PKR members of parliament have been enticed with RM2 million each to become independents.   

He said that if Anwar failed to show proof by then, then it could be assumed that the Permatang Pauh MP had lied in the matter.

NONE"If he has proof, then he must divulge it immediately. He should not poison the people's minds at talks by tarnishing the image of Umno and the BN in the matter of crossovers," he told reporters after opening the Bagan Datoh Umno Youth delegates meeting last night.

The Rembau MP said the five PKR MPs who declared themselves as independents had left PKR owing to an internal party crisis and were not enticed to do so by Umno or the BN.

Khairy, who is also BN Youth chairman, said BN Youth was streamlining the election machinery to face the next general election.

- Bernama