Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) today lambasted Local Government and Housing Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin for backing down on the local government election issue, saying it was sad that she had given up so easily while citing lame excuses.

"This shows that someone who has been so brave previously in breaking party ranks (when in PKR) is now not prepared to do it this time in spite of making all the arguments why local government elections are good," said PSM deputy chairperson S Arutchelvan (above) in a statement.

"While today, they keep talking about racial considerations, the main reason (for opposing local elections) is because these parties want to appoint...