Umno assemblyman denies withdrawing support for Kedah govt

ALOR SETAR: UMNO's Bandar Baharu assemblyman Datuk Norsabrina Mohd Noor (pic) denies allegations that she and another assemblyman from the party will withdraw their support for the Kedah state government, which had gone viral on social media.

She said that she had never talked about or discussed such a matter with anyone, instead, she was focusing on her responsibilities as the people's elected representative to develop the state.

"There was no talk or discussion on this topic. I do my work, and my relationship with the state government is as usual too.

"I just want to improve my performance and am not looking for controversies,” she said when met at a memorandum of understanding (MoU) signing ceremony between KXP Airport Holdings and POS Aviation with KLIA College here Sunday (Jan 30).

She was responding to viral screenshots claiming two assemblymen from UMNO and two Independent assemblymen would withdraw their support for the state government to cause it to fall and pave the way for a state election.

The screenshot was shared by a Facebook user and went viral on Saturday (Jan 29). However, it could not be found when a search was made on the user’s account on Sunday.

Describing the allegations as mere talk, Kedah Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor stressed that the situation in the state was peaceful.

The state government under Perikatan Nasional and led by PAS controls 23 of the 36 state assembly seats, with PAS having 15 seats followed by Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu) and Umno with six and two seats, respectively.

As for the Pakatan Harapan Opposition coalition, PKR has five seats while Parti Amanah Negara (Amanah) and DAP have four and two seats, respectively.

Parti Pejuang Tanah Air (Pejuang), which is also in the Opposition, has two seats. - Bernama