Bersatu to take PN membership dispute to RoS

 Bersatu claims PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang is actually in control of PN and that coalition chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar is merely a puppet leader.

Two days ago, PAS claimed that Bersatu was no longer a PN component, stating that under the coalition’s constitution, any party that chooses to join or form another alliance would automatically lose its membership.

PETALING JAYA:

Bersatu plans to file a report with the Registrar of Societies (RoS) over its status as a Perikatan Nasional member following PAS’s claim that Bersatu had automatically ceased being a component by voicing its intention to form a new coalition.

Bersatu information chief Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz accused PAS of repeatedly going against PN’s constitution and Supreme Council decisions, including denying the rights of Bersatu as a component party.

“All these actions need to be reported to the RoS so they can immediately be stopped,” he said, according to Utusan Malaysia.

Tun Faisal claimed that PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang was actually in control in PN and that coalition chairman Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar, a PAS vice-president, was merely a puppet leader.

“The PAS president is able to do as he likes, even questioning and defying the PN Supreme Council’s decisions.

“PN isn’t like PAS. PN must be managed fairly, transparently and with integrity, according to the constitution.”

Two days ago, Hadi claimed that Bersatu was no longer a PN component as, under the PN constitution, any party that chooses to join or form another alliance would automatically lose its membership.

He cited Bersatu president Muhyiddin Yassin’s previous statement that the party would form a new coalition with several parties after the Negeri Sembilan state election.

Bersatu secretary-general Azmin Ali refuted Hadi’s claim, saying there was no clause in PN’s constitution that provides for the automatic termination of a party’s membership. - FMT