PBS youth chief Christoper Mandut reminded Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin to reflect on his own party鈥檚 history, saying that politics is not static.PETALING JAYA: Parti Bersatu Sabah did not claim that Barisan Nasional had made an offer to collaborate ahead of the upcoming state election, says PBS youth chief Christoper Mandut.In a statement today, he criticised Sabah Umno chief Bung Moktar Radin for being 鈥渄efensive and bitter鈥 in his response to PBS鈥檚 stance against working with BN.Mandut said PBS had simply made its position clear that the party had no intention of cooperating with BN in the election.鈥淚t does not matter whether an invitation was made or not. We are just making a principled stand on the issue,鈥 he said.Yesterday, Bung accused PBS acting president Dr Joachim Gunsalam of 鈥減olitical self-delusion鈥 for suggesting his party had 鈥渞ejected鈥 BN鈥檚 offer to team up for the state polls.鈥淭his appears to be yet another case of political self-delusion, where one imagines conversations and negotiations that simply never took place.鈥淵ou cannot reject a proposal that was never made. Please, don鈥檛 flatter yourself,鈥 he said.Joachim was reported to have said that the PBS Supreme Council had voted against working with BN in the state polls, adding that the party remained committed to GRS.PBS was formerly a BN component but left the coalition after it lost control of Putrajaya in the 2018 general election.Bung reportedly said that BN had moved on from former allies that had once abandoned the coalition.However, Mandut reminded Bung to reflect on his own party鈥檚 history, saying that politics is not static.鈥淧arties realign based on the needs of the people they represent. What matters is whether those choices are made in the interest of the rakyat, not out of personal ambition,鈥 he said.Mandut said PBS, as one of Sabah鈥檚 oldest and most established political parties, remained focused on its core struggle to uphold Sabah鈥檚 rights and the Malaysia Agreement 1963.鈥淲e have a clear political track record and continue to resonate with generations of Sabahans. Unlike some, we don鈥檛 need to tear others down to stay relevant,鈥 he said.