He said detractors should refer to the document to correct their misconceptions.
One of the misconceptions, he said, was that the opposition would not reprimand the government on issues that were not mentioned in the document, such as increases in the prices of goods.
“We still criticise the government on this,” he told FMT.
He noted that opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim had taken Putrajaya to task for taking all of six months to set up a Cabinet committee on prices despite the public struggling to cope with the rising cost of living.
He said PH was clear about what it wanted in the MoU, such as proper management of Covid-19 and enactment of an anti-hopping law.
“We need to look at the bigger picture,” he said. “Without the MoU, we can’t achieve these demands.”
On Sunday, several PKR delegates said there was no need to extend the MoU beyond July 31.
PKR Youth information chief Aizuddin Ariffin said the agreement should already have been cancelled when it became clear that Putrajaya had failed to address issues of public concern, such as rises in the prices of goods and the incompetence of ministers.
Sabah PKR Youth information chief Razeef Rakimin said there was no reason to continue with the MoU as the government had broken many of its promises.
Speaking to FMT, political analyst Azmi Hassan of Akademi Nusantara said he wondered why some in PKR were in a hurry to cancel the agreement when it could lead to an early general election.
He said the party was still too disorganised to face an election.
The PKR congress over the weekend, he added, showed that the party’s top two leaders, Anwar and his deputy Rafizi Ramli, were at odds.
At the congress, Rafizi openly criticised Anwar and touched on his waning popularity.
The two also disagreed over the “big tent” approach pushed by Anwar.
The approach calls for all opposition parties to unite to topple the Barisan Nasional. Rafizi is against it, citing the Sheraton Move as a reason for his apprehension.
“The two of them still cannot cooperate with each other,” Azmi said. “They cannot come to a middle ground.
“A strong PKR will be a strong Pakatan Harapan, but Anwar and Rafizi have yet to form a unifying force.”