No Need State Polls In Kelantan Terengganu Kedah Yet Pas Sec Gen

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PAS has taken the stand that there is no need to hold state elections in Kelantan, Terengganu, and Kedah any time soon.
The party’s secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan said at the central level, they have decided not to dissolve the legislative assemblies in those three states even if dissolution occurs at the parliamentary level.
“According to the Constitution, an assembly has a five-year term starting from the first-day meeting of the assembly. If we look at the term from the last general election, it is not even four years.
“In fact, considering the factor that the country is still battling Covid-19, we feel there is no need for the three states to hold state elections.
“This was our decision even before the issue of dissolution came up lately,” he said.
The energy and natural resources minister was speaking to reporters when met at the Kota Bharu parliamentary constituency service centre in Kelantan today.
Meanwhile, Takiyuddin (above) rejected an allegation of Kuala Nerus MP Mohd Khairuddin Aman Razali that the latter was not given the opportunity to give his views on the party.
Takiyuddin said Article 16 of the party’s constitution states clearly that each member has the right to give his opinions and views on the party including on the PAS president.
“It is not true that a PAS member, what more a member of the top leadership working committee, was not allowed to give his views on the party as it is assured in the constitution.
“The issue is if we did not attend meetings, how are we going to give our views? If we attend meetings but do not speak up, how can we say we were not given the space to talk,” he questioned.
On Monday, Khairuddin, a former plantation industries and commodities minister, announced he was quitting PAS.
- Bernama

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