KOTA BARU: The positions of two more Kelantan Bersatu assemblymen serving as deputy state executive councillors (exco) are uncertain following the removal of the state party chairman from the state administration.
The two are Paloh assemblyman Datuk Shaari Mat Hussain, who is deputy exco for Agriculture, Agro-Food Industry and Commodities, and Gual Ipoh assemblyman Bahari Mohd Nor, who is deputy exco for Youth, Sports, NGOs and Community Unity.
When contacted, Shaari said he had yet to receive any notification on his position in the Pas-led state administration as of yesterday.
“However, I assume that if the state Bersatu chairman has been removed from his exco position, Bahari and I will automatically face the same fate,” he said.
He declined to comment further.
On Tuesday, Kelantan Bersatu chairman Datuk Kamaruddin Md Noor, who is also Ayer Lanas assemblyman, confirmed receiving a letter from the state government notifying him of the termination of his appointment as state exco for Tourism, Culture, Arts and Heritage.
However, he declined to disclose the contents of the letter, saying he would explain the matter at a press conference.
Kamaruddin has served as a state exco member since August 2023 and has led Kelantan Bersatu for about 10 years.
The development comes amid strained relations between Pas and Bersatu following Pas’s announcement on June 8 that it was ending all political cooperation with Bersatu.
The decision had raised questions over the positions of Bersatu representatives serving in Pas-led state administrations, including Kelantan.