PETALING JAYA: The Perlis state assembly meeting, which was scheduled to begin next Tuesday, has been postponed.
The matter was conveyed to assemblymen in a letter dated yesterday issued by the state assembly secretary.
The opening and first meeting of the fourth session of the 15th state assembly, originally scheduled from April 21 to 23, have been deferred to a date yet to be determined.
The letter, signed by state assembly secretary Mohd Anwar Shahul Hameed, was copied to the Mentri Besar, state assembly Speaker and other senior officials, including those from neighbouring states.
Perlis state assembly Speaker Rus’sele Eizan confirmed the postponement to The Star.
“The letter was issued by the secretary,” he said, without disclosing the reason.
The meeting would have been the first since the political crisis that began in December last year.
The crisis unfolded when several Perikatan Nasional assemblymen withdrew support for then mentri besar Mohd Shukri Ramli of PAS.
Eight Perikatan assemblymen – three from PAS and five from Bersatu – reportedly submitted statutory declarations to withdraw their support for Mohd Shukri, who resigned on Dec 25, citing health reasons.
The three PAS assemblymen – Saad Seman (Chuping), Fakhrul Anwar Ismail (Bintong) and Ridzuan Hashim (Guar Sanji) – subsequently had their party memberships terminated and their seats declared vacant.
Both PAS and Bersatu were reported to have nominated one candidate each for the mentri besar post.
Kuala Perlis assemblyman Abu Bakar Hamzah was later appointed as the new Mentri Besar without a snap election being called.
The Perlis state assembly has 15 seats.
