PETALING JAYA: Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin has called for calm following the political crisis in PAS-led Perlis which has since led to its menteri besar resigning.
Hamzah, who is also the Perikatan Nasional deputy chairman, said that the matter must be dealt with practically.
“Any decision must be made with the interest of the people and state in mind,” he said in a statement.
Earlier today, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang said it is up to Bersatu to decide whether to discipline five of its Perlis assemblymen who withdrew support for menteri besar Shukri Ramli, leading to the political crisis.
Hadi’s remarks came amid growing tensions within Perikatan Nasional following the collapse of support for Shukri, who resigned as menteri besar yesterday, citing health reasons.
PAS had earlier terminated the membership of its three Perlis assemblymen – Saad Seman (Chuping), Fakhrul Anwar Ismail (Bintong) and Ridzuan Hashim (Guar Sanji) – for allegedly joining their Bersatu counterparts in submitting statutory declarations to the state’s ruler to withdraw support for Shukri.
The five assemblymen from Bersatu allegedly are Abu Bakar Hamzah (Kuala Perlis), Izizam Ibrahim (Titi Tinggi), Megat Hashirat Hassan (Pauh), Wan Zikri Afthar Ishak (Tambun Tulang) and Marzita Mansor (Sena).
After news of the SDs broke out, PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man and information chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari urged Bersatu to take disciplinary action against its assemblymen.
