3 ex-Perlis PAS reps waiting for nod to rejoin party
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Faiz Zainudin
The trio, who withdrew support for then menteri besar Shukri Ramli, say they remain loyal to PAS
Former Perlis PAS assemblymen (from left) Saad Seman, Fakhrul Anwar Ismail and Ridzuan Hashim say they have no intention to join any other party. (Bernama pic)
PETALING JAYA: Three former PAS assemblymen in Perlis whose memberships were terminated last December are still waiting for a decision by the PAS central leadership on their applications to rejoin the party.
Former Chuping assemblyman Saad Seman, former Bintong assemblyman Fakhrul Anwar Ismail and former Guar Sanji assemblyman Ridzuan Hashim are understood to have no intention of joining any other political party.
Ridzuan told FMT their applications to return to PAS were submitted in January and February, but they have yet to receive any response.
“The applications were submitted a long time ago, but there has been no response yet. We have no intention of joining another party. We remain committed to PAS.
“From the beginning, we informed them that we would apply to become PAS members again,” he said, adding that the party leadership might still be considering the matter.
PAS terminated the trio’s memberships on Dec 24 following the controversy surrounding the change of the Perlis menteri besar.
They were accused of joining five Bersatu assemblymen in signing statutory declarations withdrawing support for then menteri besar Shukri Ramli, of PAS.
The move resulted in PAS losing the menteri besar’s post, with Kuala Perlis assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah, of Bersatu ,subsequently appointed to the position.
There had been speculation that a motion of no-confidence against Abu Bakar would be tabled during the recent Perlis state assembly meeting.
However, no such motion materialised. Abu Bakar said this demonstrated the strength of cooperation among the Perikatan Nasional representatives, particularly those from PAS and Bersatu.
He said the absence of a no-confidence motion signalled that the state government remained stable and was not easily shaken by political speculation.
Former Chuping assemblyman Saad Seman, former Bintong assemblyman Fakhrul Anwar Ismail and former Guar Sanji assemblyman Ridzuan Hashim are understood to have no intention of joining any other political party.
Ridzuan told FMT their applications to return to PAS were submitted in January and February, but they have yet to receive any response.
“The applications were submitted a long time ago, but there has been no response yet. We have no intention of joining another party. We remain committed to PAS.
“From the beginning, we informed them that we would apply to become PAS members again,” he said, adding that the party leadership might still be considering the matter.
PAS terminated the trio’s memberships on Dec 24 following the controversy surrounding the change of the Perlis menteri besar.
They were accused of joining five Bersatu assemblymen in signing statutory declarations withdrawing support for then menteri besar Shukri Ramli, of PAS.
The move resulted in PAS losing the menteri besar’s post, with Kuala Perlis assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah, of Bersatu ,subsequently appointed to the position.
There had been speculation that a motion of no-confidence against Abu Bakar would be tabled during the recent Perlis state assembly meeting.
However, no such motion materialised. Abu Bakar said this demonstrated the strength of cooperation among the Perikatan Nasional representatives, particularly those from PAS and Bersatu.
He said the absence of a no-confidence motion signalled that the state government remained stable and was not easily shaken by political speculation.
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