SHAH ALAM, July 4 — Selat Klang state assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari has been moved out of the Opposition bloc in the Selangor State Legislative Assembly.
Assembly Speaker Lau Weng San said Rashid has been placed between the Opposition and government blocs for the time being, considering his current status of not holding membership in any party.
“… this (seating arrangement) also takes into account his seniority as a second-term assemblyman and his seniority from having once held a position in the government as a state executive council member,” he said during the assembly session today.
Lau made the decision after state Opposition leader Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali rose to seek advice on the matter to ensure the harmony and smoothness of the meeting.
Previously, Rashid had expressed his support for the leadership of Menteri Besar Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari.
Azmin, who is also Selangor Perikatan Nasional chairman, had submitted a notice to Lau informing him that Rashid had ceased to be a member of Bersatu and that the seat should be declared vacant.
— Bernama
