Kelantan PKR has pledged that all 14 divisional chiefs in the state, together with their committee members, will remain loyal to party president Anwar Ibrahim and will not defect to Parti Bersama Malaysia.
In a statement, state secretary Rahim Hasan said he was not aware of any division leaders or committee members leaving PKR to join Bersama, which was recently taken over by former PKR leaders Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad.
He said Bersama would not be able to test the loyalty of Kelantan PKR members towards the party.
Focus on strengthening party machinery
Rahim said Kelantan PKR is currently concentrating on strengthening its machinery at all levels as part of preparations for the next general election.
He stressed that the state chapter remains focused on consolidating the party’s structure and organisation despite recent political developments involving Bersama.
Defections continue in several states
Rahim’s statement comes amid a series of resignations involving grassroots leaders and members who later joined Bersama.
On Saturday, reports stated that nearly 2,000 PKR members in Johor had left the party to join Bersama’s state chapter.
The party has since formed a pro-tem committee comprising several former PKR state and division leaders, including former Tiram assemblyman S Gopalakrishnan.
Pandan PKR Youth members resign
Separately, 19 committee members from Pandan PKR Youth, including deputy chief Haqimi Zamri, also announced their resignation before joining Rafizi’s party.
The resignations added to growing attention on Bersama’s recruitment efforts involving former PKR members and leaders in several states.
