PKR leader Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad, in a statement today, said the latest MKN directive went against an earlier letter, dated May 27, which indicated it had no objections if the congress was held online.

“PKR is strongly against this but we are forced to comply with the directive.

“We have decided to postpone the party congress to a later date,” he said in a statement.

Nik Nazmi added the details will be announced by party president Anwar Ibrahim through his Facebook account tomorrow at 11am.

Anwar is also expected to touch on the current economic situation, the Covid-19 crisis and the ongoing political situation during his special message tomorrow, said Nik Nazmi.

On May 19, the party had announced that the national congress would be held entirely online, starting with the PKR women’s congress held yesterday and followed by the PKR Youth congress held today.

It was supposed to end tomorrow with the PKR National Congress.

All 2,400 delegates and leaders were expected to participate through the Zoom application from their homes, with no physical gathering.

The decision to hold the congress online was due to the surge in Covid-19 cases and to comply with SOPs.

Nik Nazmi was also reported as saying that the party had written to the Registrar of Societies and MKN.

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