Ampang PKR urges Rodziah to vacate seat over Bersama link

追加: 2026-05-23

[00:00:00]A divisional PKR leader has urged Rodziah Ismail to resign and vacate her Ampang parliamentary seat, saying she is no longer loyal to the party's leadership.

[00:00:09]Ampang PKR deputy chief, Daing Muhammad Bachtiar cited Rodziah's links to Rafizi Ramli's party, Bersama Malaysia, after she attended the announcement of the party takeover yesterday.

[00:00:20]Daing said such political movements were an attempt to weaken PKR from within and betray the people's mandate given to the party and Pakatan Harapan in the 15th general election.

[00:00:30]He said that to preserve the dignity of PKR struggle and respect the people's mandate, Rodziah should immediately resign and vacate the Ampang seat.

[00:00:37]Former ministers Rafizi and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad announced yesterday that they would be taking over Bersama to chart a new political direction for themselves and [music] their supporters.

[00:00:47]They also announced their resignations as Pandan and Setiawangsah MPs, respectively. Five PKR MPs appeared in a photo session with the duo, namely Rodziah, Bakhtiar Wan Chik, Wong Chen, S. Kesavan, and Zahir Hassan. While Daing said Ampang PKR grassroots remain firmly behind party president Anwar Ibrahim.

[00:01:05]Danish Rodger Ezra, FMT.