PORT DICKSON, Sept 30 (Bernama) -- Telok Kemang PKR committee member Shahruddin Abd Hamid, 52, today announced that he intended to contest next month's Bagan Pinang by-election as an independent candidate.
He said he had been pressured not to do so by PKR leaders including its advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, but had no qualms leaving the party in order to pursue his dream of wanting to serve the people of the state constituency.
"It's not because I want to cause a split in the votes on any side," he told reporters here.
On Tuesday, the Barisan Nasional (BN) named former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad as its candidate for the seat while PAS announced that it would be fielding state PAS commissioner Zulkefly Mohamad Omar.
The Bagan Pinang by-election is called following the death of its incumbent, Azman Mohammad Noor of the BN on Sept 4.
Nomination is on Saturday and polling on Oct 11.
He said he had been pressured not to do so by PKR leaders including its advisor Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, but had no qualms leaving the party in order to pursue his dream of wanting to serve the people of the state constituency.
"It's not because I want to cause a split in the votes on any side," he told reporters here.
On Tuesday, the Barisan Nasional (BN) named former Negeri Sembilan menteri besar Tan Sri Mohd Isa Abdul Samad as its candidate for the seat while PAS announced that it would be fielding state PAS commissioner Zulkefly Mohamad Omar.
The Bagan Pinang by-election is called following the death of its incumbent, Azman Mohammad Noor of the BN on Sept 4.
Nomination is on Saturday and polling on Oct 11.
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