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Four Melaka DAP assemblymen have moved to the opposition bloc after withdrawing support from the Barisan Nasional-led state government, triggered by constitutional amendments allowing appointed representatives.
Abdul Mutalip Abd Rahim, 56, the former Layang-Layang assemblyman, has abandoned Umno to join Bersatu. The move underscores continuing factional realignments in Johor's volatile political landscape.
State Umno leadership in Johor has categorically rejected accusations made by former legislative assembly speaker Datuk Dr Mohd Puad Zarkashi relating to the dissolution of the Johor state assembly on June 1, characterising the claims as serious defamation.