Terengganu crisis: PAS holds emergency meeting over 'political crisis' in state

PETALING JAYA: Terengganu PAS is holding an emergency meeting over the state's "political crisis" and has urged party members to remain calm.

State commissioner Satiful Bahri Mamat said the party's state leadership would take the best possible decision to resolve the crisis.

"We will make appropriate announcements from time to time through the official media, to avoid any rumours and statements that are not the decision of PAS leadership," he said in a statement Tuesday.

The latest developments in the state leave Barisan Nasional with 14 state seats, one fewer than Pakatan Rakyat's 15 in the 32-seat assembly.

Bukit Besi assemblyman Roslee Daud quit Umno Tuesday morning, joining ex-Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Ahmad Said and Ajil assemblyman Ghazali Taib to become independent reps.

However, state legal advisor Datuk Azhar Abdul Hamid has maintained that the state assembly Speaker was counted as a representative of the ruling state government, giving an equation of 15:15:3.

In the 13th General Election, Barisan won 17 state seats against Pakatan Rakyat's 15, and managed to win half of the eight Parliamentary seats in the state.