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Karpal: DAP frowns upon defections

August 20, 2012

To defect is to disregard the wishes of the electorate, said Karpal. — File picGEORGE TOWN, Aug 20 — DAP chairman Karpal Singh has stressed that the party is against political defections.

He said party-hopping was a serious matter as it involved betrayal by elected members of parliament or assemblymen.

“You cannot go against the wishes of the people on your own... DAP will not tolerate party-hopping,” he told reporters here today. — Bernama

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