What kind of tactical move by PAS and Bersatu raises question

A politician expresses his disappointment to a popular news portal from the mainstream media, FMT.

Former Gua Musang Bersatu deputy chief Encik Che Ariffin Hussin (picture, above) has questioned the party’s move to field "an imported"  candidate from PAS in the Nenggiri by-election.

He said this would only weaken Bersatu as its representation in the state assembly will dwindle. 

Che Ariffin said his decision to join UMNO yesterday together with a sizeable number of Gua Musang Bersatu members was due to their disappointment with the party leadership for fielding Encik Rizwadi Ismail, who recently joined the party from PAS, to represent Perikatan Nasional (PN).

Che Ariffin said the leadership should have chosen a qualified Bersatu candidate from Gua Musang rather than "importing" Rizwadi, who joined Bersatu, just prior to his selection as the PN candidate on July 29.

"We have 1,000 leaders and members to choose from, so why select a PAS member willing to leave his party and join Bersatu?

"This is like handing a Bersatu seat to PAS. We should have defended it as the party does not have many representatives (in the Kelantan assembly), he told the news portal.

Not including the Nenggiri seat, Bersatu has five assemblymen in the Kelantan state assembly compared with PAS’s 37.

Previously held by Encik Azizi Abu Naim from Bersatu, the Nenggiri seat was vacated after he declared support for Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim. This led to the party notifying the state assembly that he had ceased to be a member under its constitution. 

The other Bersatu seats in the state are Kok Lanas, Gual Ipoh, Bukit Bunga, Ayer Lanas and Paloh. 

Admitting that he was one of the potential candidates under consideration to be fielded, Che Ariffin claimed that the leadership did not consult with the division and branch leaders, who only knew of Rizwadi’s selection during the announcement on July 29.

"Many disagree (with the move)," he said, adding that he will not return to Bersatu.

Kelantan’s menteri besar Datuk Nassuruddin Daud, who announced Rizwadi’s candidacy, said the ex-marine officer was allowed to join Bersatu from PAS given that the two parties are allies.

The Nenggiri by-election is a straight fight between PN and BN, who have nominated Kelantan UMNO Youth chief Encik Azmawi Fikri Abdul Ghani.

Just as it did in last year’s Kelantan state polls, PN will drop its own logo in favour of the PAS logo for the Nenggiri by-election on August 17. 

Based on the electoral roll as of June 18, 20,259 voters are eligible to vote, including 14 members of the police force.

In last year’s state elections, Azizi defeated the then incumbent, Encik Ab Aziz Yusoff from UMNO, in a head-to-head contest with a majority of 810 votes.

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