PAS trio thank S'gor Sultan
Published on: Saturday, May 27, 2017
SHAH ALAM: Three state executive councillors from PAS thanked the Sultan of Selangor for his consent to retain them in the state government until the 14th General Election (GE14).The three PAS Exco members - Datuk Iskandar Abdul Samad, Datuk Dr Ahmad Yunus and Zaidy Abdul Talib - would remain in the Selangor state government although PAS had ended their political ties with PKR. In a joint statement, the trio said they would continue to support Selangor Menteri Besar Selangor Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali to ensure programmes initiated are successful.
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"We believe all negative speculation will end after the Sultan"s consent," they said. It was reported that in a statement issued by the Sultan"s private secretary Datuk Munir Bani, the Sultan of Selangor had said that the position of the three PAS exco members should remain for the betterment of the people and in efforts to develop the state. The Selangor state government comprises equal number of executive councillors from the ruling three-party coalition, that is, three each from Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), DAP and PAS.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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The PAS Ulama Syura Council had on May 11 decided that the party terminate its tahaluf siyasi or political cooperation with PKR after the party"s 63rd Muktamar (General Assembly) held in Alor Setar, Kedah last month, passed a resolution to end the cooperation as PKR was viewed as not respecting PAS as its ally in the pact.
