Kuala Lampur, Dec. 14 -- Pakatan Harapan (PH) must use its election manifesto to drive policies that uphold the Federal Constitution, DAP's Lim Kit Siang said today.

He said defending the constitution was crucial to restoring the principles of unity, justice, freedom, excellence and integrity to Malaysia.

Lim also denied saying the pledges PH made in its Buku Harapan manifesto were "impossible".

"What I said at the Perak State Convention last month was that we must be frank with the people, and that if we had made 'impossible' promises, we must have the confidence in the people's trust to admit them," Lim said in a statement.

The DAP MP said the failure to vigorously deliver pledged reforms was already leading to public disenchantment...