He said the party headquarters had received reports claiming that the four divisions had been dissolved following the resignation of several committee members, which he described as “baseless and in conflict with several provisions of the Bersatu constitution”.
“I wish to confirm that the four divisions remain intact under the Bersatu constitution, and the Supreme Council will take further action in accordance with the existing constitutional provisions,” he said in a statement.
He stressed that the party constitution gives no authority to any party member, including a division chief, to dissolve a division.
“This is a desperate act by a few individuals with malicious intent, aimed at tarnishing the party’s image and dignity and undermining its stability,” he added.
FMT reported yesterday that the Kepala Batas and Tanjong Bersatu divisions, with nearly 3,000 members between them, announced their dissolution and mass resignations, citing a loss of confidence in party president Muhyiddin Yassin’s leadership.
Kepala Batas Bersatu chief Khaliq Mehtab Ishaq said members would back former deputy president Hamzah Zainudin’s leadership of a yet to be announced political platform.
Tanjong division chief Hafizah Taib said none of her 1,300 members had been pressured to quit and that the members agreed to dissolve the division.
Since Hamzah and 16 other Bersatu leaders were sacked on Friday, several divisions have also announced their dissolution, including Balik Pulau Bersatu with some 2,000 members.
It was also reported on Sunday that Bersatu’s Lembah Pantai and Larut divisions had announced their dissolution with immediate effect.
Supreme Council member Razali Idris and Bersatu Youth information chief Harris Idaham Rashid have said that only the council has the power to dissolve divisions.
More division chiefs dissolve divisions
Meanwhile, Sinar Harian reported that 11 Bersatu divisions in Johor have announced their dissolution, citing deepening internal turmoil within the party.
Pontian division chief Isa Ab Hamid, speaking on behalf of the affected divisions, said the divisions involved are Mersing, Pontian, Johor Bahru, Labis, Simpang Renggam, Sembrong, Pengerang, Tanjung Piai, Ledang, Pulai and Sri Gading.
He said the crisis had intensified following the sacking of Hamzah, as well as the subsequent dismissal of several MPs and state assemblymen.
Isa also blamed the party’s top leadership for failing to manage divisions at the grassroots level, adding that resignation letters would be submitted to Azmin and that more divisions were planning to take similar action.
Earlier, the committee members of the Gopeng division announced their resignation from the party, and became the fourth Bersatu division in Perak – after Larut, Padang Rengas and Tapah – to declare the dissolution of their division.