PETALING JAYA: PAS Kuala Terengganu MP Datuk Raja Kamarul Bahrin Shah Raja Ahmad has said that the fate of Terengganu ought to be left to the people, and suggested fresh elections as a solution to the crisis that erupted with the resignation of former Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said from Umno on Monday.
“Fresh elections will ensure more stability and certainty in the state. It will also be more fair to the people,” he said told The Star Online on Tuesday.
“Our attitude at the moment is to wait and see the overall development unfold,” said Raja Kamarul.
He added that he saw the Terengganu crisis as an internal family matter and stressed that PAS had no involvement in the rift.
“We do not want anyone to accuse us of instigating anything. PAS had no hand in this issue and we are just watching with interest,” he said.
Raja Kamarul clarified that PAS was not going to take advantage of the situation, but that if the state were to fall to Pakatan, the leadership may act to take over “what is rightfully ours”.
“It is not our principle to orchestrate meddling. If anything were to happen, we will let it happen naturally,” he said.
On Monday, Ahmad Said quit the party hours after he was replaced by Datuk Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman as Terengganu Mentri Besar.
The former Mentri Besar and Kijal assemblyman was soon joined by Ajil assemblyman Ghazali Taib to become independent representatives. On Tuesday morning, Bukit Besi assemblyman Roslee Daud quit Umno.
The latest developments leave Barisan Nasional with 14 state seats, one fewer than Pakatan Rakyat's 15 in the 32-seat assembly.
However, state legal advisor Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid has maintained that the state assembly Speaker was counted as a representative of the ruling state government, giving an equation of 15:15:3.
In the 13th General Election, Barisan won 17 state seats against Pakatan Rakyat's 15, and managed to win half of the eight Parliamentary seats in the state.
Seberang Takir assemblyman Datuk Ahmad Razif Abdul Rahman was sworn in as the new Mentri Besar before Sultan Mizan Zainal Abidin at Istana Syarqiyyah in Cendering here at 9.25pm on Monday.
Source/Fuente: http://www.thestar.com.my/News/Nation/2014/05/13/Terengganu-Fresh-electi...
