More calls for Penang CM to act against defecting state reps

Calls are growing for Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow to act on the two state assemblypersons who had shifted alliances from Pakatan Harapan to Perikatan Nasional.

The move did not pave the way for a change of government like Kedah, but it increased the opposition members in the Penang state assembly from three to five.

Today, Penang Amanah Youth urged Chow (above) to be firm in addressing the departure of the duo - Khaliq Mehtab Mohd Ishaq (Bertam) and Zolkifli Md Lazim (Teluk Bahang) - from Harapan although, at the height of the political crisis, they have pledged their support twice to the Penang Harapan government...