PAS Just Trying To Force A By-Election, Says Mukhriz

JITRA, Aug 21 (Bernama) -- PAS is using the failure of Barisan Nasional (BN) assemblyman Abu Hassan Sarif to attend state assembly meetings as an excuse to force a by-election in his Kota Siputeh state consituency, said Jerlun Member of Parliament Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir.
He said this (forcing by elections) was the Pakatan coalition's strategy to remain relevant to the people.
Mukhriz, who is also Deputy International Trade and Industry Minister, told this to reporters here Friday in commenting on the move by Kedah State Assemby Speaker Datuk Dr Abdul Isa Ismail to get the Election Commission to have the seat declared vacant because of non-attendance by its assemblyman at assembly sittings.
Abu Hassan, a four-term assemblyman of the constituency, had cited ill-health for not being able to be present at the sittings but the Speaker had invoked certain provisions in the Kedah constitution as grounds for the seat to be declared vacant.
Mukhriz added that the BN was ready to face a by-election in Kota Siputeh should it be called.

tunku : why do pas have to do all these?they are controlling kedah with a comfortable majority.why do we have to do a by election there? why do pas want to waste tax payer's money? after all the assemblyman has a reason on why he was absent. i guess what Mukhriz said was right that pas trying to force a by election to stay relevant.i don't understand why they must do that when they are ruling in that particular state.it is so obvious that pas and their partners are not interested in the nation building but only interested in politicking.