GEORGE TOWN, Nov 25 – DAP’s Tanjung Bungah assemblyman Teh Yee Cheu has submitted his resignation as the party’s Penang organising secretary after his support of the UMNO land reclamation motion at the state legislative assembly on Nov 20.
The resignation through an email was addressed to the state DAP chairman Chow Kon Yeow and state Penang DAP state secretary Lim Hui Ying. In the meantime, Lim also announced that Teh’s resignation from the post today, adding that it took effect on November 23.
“In his resignation letter, Teh Yee Cheu had also informed to the party that he has decided to resign over his support of the UMNO land reclamation motion on reclamation at the Penang State Assembly on 20 November 2015,” Lim said in a statement here today.
On Friday, a motion tabled by Muhamad Farid Saad (BN-Pulau Betong) drew attention when Teh voted for it together with all the nine Barisan assemblymen present in the House while five PKR assemblymen abstained. Teh had initially voted to support the BN motion who tabled by Muhamad Farid Saad (BN-Pulau Betong) but then quickly admitted his mistake and apologised. He also declared that he was willing to face punishment from the party.
