KUALA LUMPUR, May 11 -- PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Rafizi Ramli has openly criticised the party's election committee, led by Datuk Seri Dr Zaliha Mustafa, for what he described as its failure to tackle serious irregularities in the party's internal election process.

Speaking at the Yang Bakar Menteri: Yang Berhenti Menteri programme last night, Rafizi expressed frustration over the committee's alleged inability to screen candidates effectively, including individuals from other political parties who he claimed had managed to contest in PKR's divisional elections.

"I have long raised this concern within the party. My worry is that when we are in power, people scramble to join because we're too eager to accept new members," he was quo...