GEORGE TOWN, Nov 28 – Tanjung Bungah assemblyman Teh Yee Cheu hold a press conference here today said he will not quit as DAP member but will resigning from his post as the party’s state organising secretary. Teh, who also become the spotlight after supporting a motion tabled by Muhamad Farid Saad (BN-Pulau Betong) in Penang State Legislative Assembly on last week.
“I will still turn up as a candidate for the state party polls on tomorrow. Besides that, whatever I debated, decided and supported in the assembly is still my stand to protect public interests as a representative of the people. As my principles, I will continue to voice out on the environmental issues,” said Teh, who has just returned from a trip overseas with his family.
During the closing of the assembly last week, a motion tabled by Muhamad Farid Saad (BN-Pulau Betong) on land reclamation on the state had drew the attention when Teh voted for it together with all the nine Barisan assemblymen present in the House while five PKR assemblymen, namely Ong Chin Wen (Bukit Tengah), Dr Norlela Ariffin (Penanti), Cheah Kah Peng (Kebun Bunga), Dr T. Jayabalan (Batu Uban) and Lee Khai Loon (Machang Bubuk) are also abstained.
Teh had initially voted to support the BN motion who tabled by Muhamad Farid Saad (BN-Pulau Betong) but later apologised to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng admitted that he had made a mistake and apologised. In the meantime, he had also resigned as state DAP organising secretary on Tuesday.
