{"id":12114,"date":"2021-10-20T16:34:08","date_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:34:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12114"},"modified":"2021-10-20T16:34:09","modified_gmt":"2021-10-20T08:34:09","slug":"status-of-four-ex-assemblymen-to-be-discussed-later-today-anwar","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=12114","title":{"rendered":"Status of four ex-assemblymen to be discussed later today &#8211; Anwar"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>PORT DICKSON, Oct 20&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;Pakatan Harapan (PH) will hold a meeting later today to discuss&nbsp;the status of four former Melaka assemblymen who withdrew their support from the Melaka Perikatan Nasional government and whether or not they will be allowed&nbsp;to contest in the upcoming state election on a PH ticket.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Its chairman, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, said the coalition had taken note of the uneasiness in some quarters if the four former assemblymen, including Datuk Norhizam Hassan Baktee of Pengkalan Batu, were to be fielded as the opposition candidates in the state polls on Nov 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cWhatever it is, we will discuss it in the meeting later today,\u201d he said after attending the&nbsp;Maulidur Rasul celebration at his constituency here today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>ON PKR\u2019s move in inviting the four assemblymen at the briefing with PKR president in Melaka last Monday, Anwar said it was only a gesture of gratitude for them for bringing changes to Melaka.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-16.32.41.png\" alt=\"assemblymen\" class=\"wp-image-12115\" width=\"475\" height=\"257\" srcset=\"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-16.32.41.png 584w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-16.32.41-300x163.png 300w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-16.32.41-184x100.png 184w, https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/Screen-Shot-2021-10-20-at-16.32.41-350x190.png 350w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 475px) 100vw, 475px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Yesterday, media reported that DAP secretary-general&nbsp;Lim&nbsp;Guan Eng said the party would not accept Norhizam back to be fielded as a PH candidate in the Melaka polls.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>On March 10 last year, DAP&nbsp;sacked Norhizam, who was&nbsp;the then Melaka DAP deputy chairman after he defected and pledged support to the PN-led state government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The three other assemblymen were\u00a0Datuk Seri Idris Haron (BN-Sungai Udang), Datuk Nor Azman Hassan (BN-Pantai Kundor), and Datuk Noor Effandi Ahmad (Bersatu-Telok Mas).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>&#8212;\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.bernama.com\/en\/general\/news.php?id=2015037\">BERNAMA<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>PORT DICKSON, Oct 20&nbsp;&#8212;&nbsp;Pakatan Harapan (PH) will hold a meeting later today to discuss&nbsp;the 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