Ketereh MP Khlir Nor said any decision to back Anwar Ibrahim’s administration, as four of his party colleagues had done, would boil down to the representative in question.

“Yes, we all took a bai’ah when we received our watikah,” he told FMT, referring to the appointment letters of candidates.

“But human nature is such.”

Khlir also said when it comes to politics, an oath of loyalty is not an ironclad guarantee.

“It depends on the individual. A loyal man would not do it (defect),” he added.

On Monday, PAS spiritual leader Hashim Jasin urged election candidates, especially from Bersatu, to take a bai’ah if they wanted to contest in the future under the banner of the Islamist party.

The call came after two Bersatu MPs from Kelantan, Azizi Abu Naim (Gua Musang) and Zahari Kechik (Jeli), pledged their support for Anwar’s government.

Bersatu candidates had contested under the PAS banner in the state elections in Kelantan and Terengganu.

Hashim said a bai’ah could prevent MPs from backing their rivals.

Khalir meanwhile voiced hope that the remaining Bersatu MPs would stay with the opposition.

“If we keep changing our support, the rakyat will not trust us,” he said.

Machang MP Wan Ahmad Fayhsal Wan Ahmad Kamal said the oath of loyalty was not the real issue.

“It’s the inducement by the other side,” Wan Fayshal, the Bersatu Youth chief, added,
referring to the government.