MORE than 600 Bersatu members in Rantau Abang have announced today that they are leaving the party to join Umno. 

Former Rantau Abang Bersatu coordinating chairman Anwar Rosli said they made the decision because they were tired of the Bersatu leadership in the area, which neglected their welfare and only made empty promises. 

“After examining the current political situation, the members who left the party today feel that they have been marginalised by the Bersatu leadership here who did not care about our problems. 

“Many of us here are poor, but Bersatu didn’t help us… the one who helped a lot was Umno and they didn’t even discriminate in giving help,” he told the media today. 

Most of the former Bersatu members who left the party were those in the Balai Besar and Taman Permint Indah polling districts. 

Anwar said many more Bersatu members, especially in Dungun, would soon follow their example. 

Former Balai Besar Bersatu branch chief Jalaluddin Mohd Zin has handed over 600 applications to join Umno to Dungun Umno division deputy chief Nur Hisyam Johari. – Bernama, August 5, 2023.