KOTA BARU: Pas will not stop its Member of Parliament (MP) and state assemblymen from leaving the party and stand on tickets of other parties in the coming general election.
Its vice-president Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah said the party will have no qualms if they do so.
"Personally, I feel it is better for them to leave rather than remaining in the party and ruining it. Since they will only affect the party if they remain, it is good if they leave.
"The party will be more stable and it will be easier for us to make decisions," said Amar, who is Kelantan deputy menteri besar to reporters after the state executive council meeting.
He was commenting on speculations that two Kedah state assemblymen will be joining former vice-president Datuk Mahfuz Omar to leave the party and contest on another party's ticket in the next general election.
It was reported that the assemblymen, Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah (Anak Bukit) and Mohd Nasir Mustafa (Kubang Rotan) have been actively speaking in Pakatan Harapan's ceramah besides being absent from Pas activities.
On reports that Dap will be fielding former minister and Kota Baru MP Datuk Zaid Ibrahim to contest the seat in the general election, Amar said there was no problem as Malaysia was a democracy and anybody could contest in any seats that they are interested in.
"They can also contest if they are not members of any party as long as it is allowed by the law. We will also be contesting in several DAP seats," he said.
