PBRS proposes common stand against defections

KOTA KINABALU: Parti Bersatu Rakyat Sabah (PBRS) is calling for a common stand to be taken by Barisan Nasional and the Opposition against accepting elected representatives who defect from their parties.

Voicing his party’s support for an “anti-hopping” law, PBRS president Tan Sri Joseph Kurup said a pact against crossovers between Barisan and the Opposition would be a viable alternative to any legislation requiring an elected representative to quit his seat if he resigned from the party he represented when he was elected.