GEORGE TOWN: Tanjung Bungah assemblyman Teh Yee Cheu (pic) has no intention of quitting the DAP despite resigning from his post as the party’s state organising secretary.

Teh, who came under the spotlight after supporting a motion tabled by Muhamad Farid Saad (BN-Pulau Betong, said he would still turn up as a candidate for the state party polls Sunday.

“As a matter of good governance and principal, I have to resign as the DAP organising secretary.

“Secondly, whatever I debated, decided and supported in the assembly, it is still my stand to protect public interests as a representative of the people.

“I respect the majority of the party against the decision of the minority so I have to leave this state committee.

“However, it is a matter of principle. The minority should also be respected.

“I have always been a ‘lone ranger’, so it is a minority fight in a way for now but I harbor hope that tomorrow, it can be majority,” said Teh, who has just returned from a trip overseas with his family.

He said he stood by his principles and would continue to voice out on environmental issues.

During the closing of the assembly last week, Umno’s Pulau Betong assemblyman Mohamad Farid Saad tabled a motion on land reclamation in the state.

Five PKR assemblymen – 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) – abstained from voting, claiming that they acted according to their conscience.

Teh supported the motion but later apologised to Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng claiming that he had a made a mistake and recommitted himself to the party. He resigned as state DAP organising secretary on Tuesday.

– The Star