Azizan Will Leave State Seat?

Rumour has it that the former Menteri Besar of Kedah and also the state legislative member for Sungai Limau, Tan Sri Azizan Razak will resign his state seat soon. This is sad news to all Pakatan Rakyat members.

This also means that the first ever by election after the 13^th General Election will be held in Sungai Limau.

We were informed that Azizan’s decision to leave his seat vacant is because of his health condition. Everyone knows that because of the effect of diabetes the doctors amputated both of his leg to avoid further damage to his body.

However, Azizan’s decision to leave his state seat was opposed by a few Kedah PAS leaders that are trying all that they can to avoid a by election in Azizan’s constituency. They know that PAS will lose the seat if Azizan leaves the seat vacant.

Without Azizan as a candidate, as well as the declining influence of PAS in the state, it is indeed a matter to be feared by PAS and the Pakatan Rakyat

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Things are going from bad to worse for PAS Kedah.

We believe that Azizan do not have to leave his seat vacant and a by election to be held. Azizan should remain in the state seat as long as he can or up till the 14^th general election.

The fact of the matter is, as long as we can control the situation, we need to put all effort to avoid a by election. We hope that Azizan should stay on the seat for the sake of the party. Azizan should not be selfish even if he is currently disabled.

The reason is clear; we need to boost the morale of Pakatan Rakyat supporters especially in a BN led state. We need to stand united and avoid all effort for a by election especially when BN has the upper hand.

Our political history has shown that since October 2009, BN won all of the by election that was held because of the death of its holder (except in Sibu), and ever since the end of 13^th general election, BN will win any by election.

This includes the Hulu Selangor parliament that was previously held by Pakatan Rakyat in 2008. It is important to understand that Pakatan Rakyat will not lose the Sungai Limau seat in a by election.

Many of Pakatan Rakyat state seat holders are having health issues for example the Grand Imam of PAS and also the former Kelantan Menteri Besar, Nik Aziz Nik Mat. Even though his health is at stake, he will not resign from his state seat. This is because he put his party first even before himself.

Azizan can hire an assistant to help him in his duties as a state legislative member. He does not have to do anything. What important is, there will be no by election because it will put Pakatan Rakyat in a compromising position.