KUALA TERENGGANU: The six Bersatu members of Parliament and assemblyman who have declared support for the government have been told to vacate their seats.
"Don't wait for a letter from Bersatu, be gentlemen and vacate your seats," Bersatu information chief Datuk Razali Idris said.
He said since the Registrar of Societies (RoS) approved Bersatu's constitutional amendments the seven party rebels have automatically ceased being members of the Perikatan Nasional component.
Razali said Bersatu will be sending the six MPs and assemblyman a letter, along with a notice that the RoS has approved their constitutional amendment.
But he said the elected representatives do not need to wait for a letter to make a decision to vacate their seats and trigger by-elections.
The seven include Dr Zulkafperi Hanapi (Tanjung Karang), Zahari Kechik (Jeli), Iskandar Dzulkarnain Abdul Khalid (Kuala Kangsar), Datuk Syed Abu Hussin Hafiz Syed Abdul Fasal (Bukit Gantang), Suhaili Abdul Rahman (Labuan) and Mohd Azizi Abu Naim (Gua Musang) and Selat Klang assemblyman Datuk Abdul Rashid Asari.
Previously, Bersatu president Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said the party will take action against the seven elected representatives after Hari Raya.