Kedah govt to retain 2 Bersatu reps

The PAS-led Kedah government will retain the two Bersatu representatives, Halimaton Shaadiah Saad and Salleh Saidin, in the state administration.

Kedah menteri besar Sanusi Nor said he saw no need for a reshuffle, the state’s media secretariat, Urus Setia Penerangan Darul Aman, reported.

“Maybe there was a need for one (reshuffle) there,” Sanusi was quoted as saying, referring to the decision by the Kelantan government, which is also led by the Islamic party, to sack the sole Bersatu representative in its administration.

“But there’s no need for a reshuffle here (Kedah).”

Sanusi said he would maintain the “Kedah way” of running his administration, and that there was no need to make changes where things were already working well.

Halimaton, the Bukit Kayu Hitam assemblyman, is the welfare, women, family, society and unity committee chairman, while Kubang Rotan assemblyman Salleh is the tourism, culture, arts and entrepreneurship committee chairman.

Sanusi also said he had received no instructions from the Perikatan Nasional leadership to remove Bersatu’s representatives from his administration.

PAS ended its political cooperation with Bersatu in June.

Sanusi previously said that the Bersatu representatives in the state government would remain if they continued to back his administration.

Yesterday, the Kelantan government confirmed that Kamarudin Nor had ceased to serve as an executive councillor overseeing the tourism, culture, arts and heritage portfolio effective Monday.

The confirmation came a day after the Ayer Lanas assemblyman said he had received a letter terminating his appointment as an exco member.

Kamarudin’s sacking prompted Kedah Umno to suggest that the state government review the status of the two Bersatu assemblymen.

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