KUALA LUMPUR (May 13): The Dewan Rakyat has yet to receive any notification from Bersatu concerning the status of six of its Members of Parliament who had pledged support to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, following an amendment to the party constitution recently.

Speaker Tan Sri Dr Johari Abdul said that as such, the status of the six MPs remains unchanged.

“As long as it does not involve Parliament, I shall not be bothered. It’s their political issue, and also an administrative issue that they have to settle with the Registrar of Society (ROS). If they notify me, then I will do the necessary.

“So far, I have not received any notification, letter or email [from them]. So, I take it as nothing happened,” Johari told reporters after receiving a courtesy call from the House Committee of the Legislative Council of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region at the Parliament building on Monday.

Johari said he also would not interfere in Bersatu affairs.

On April 2, the ROS approved an amendment to Bersatu’s constitution, which enabled the party to act against its MPs who had declared their support for the Anwar-led unity government.

Through the amendment, the six Bersatu lawmakers must immediately vacate their seats.

They are 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).