Khoo Poay Tiong claims Melaka BN chief Ab Rauf Yusoh is using the appointed assemblyman posts as bargaining chips.
Key takeaways
Kota Melaka MP Khoo claims BN state chief Ab Rauf Yusoh is using seven appointed assemblyman posts as bargaining chips to appease coalition partners, including MCA and potentially PAS, ahead of the Melaka state elections.
- Khoo alleges Ab Rauf Yusoh promised MCA two of the seven appointed assemblyman posts after their protest over seat allocations.
- Pakatan Harapan withdrew from the Melaka government in July following a constitutional amendment allowing seven unelected assemblymen.
- BN is contesting 23 seats in the Melaka polls under an alliance with PN, which is vying for the remaining five seats.
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Melaka DAP chief Khoo Poay Tiong claimed that state BN chairman Ab Rauf Yusoh had even offered appointed assemblyman positions to MCA after the BN component protested its initial seat allocation. (Facebook pic)PETALING JAYA: Melaka DAP chief Khoo Poay Tiong claims Barisan Nasional will appoint PAS representatives as appointed assemblymen should the BN-Perikatan Nasional alliance win the Nov 14 state election.
Khoo, the Kota Melaka MP, believed that PAS would not be satisfied with only being allocated two seats in the Melaka polls, even if the Islamic party wins both seats.
He claimed that state BN chief Ab Rauf Yusoh was using the appointed assemblyman positions to cut deals, even with MCA after its protest over initial seat allocations, Sin Chew reported.
