Lawyer Siti Zabedah Kasim has fired back at Pakatan Harapan over the perception that she is splitting the opposition’s share of votes in Batu - where she plans to contest in the 15th general election (GE15).

When asked why Gerak Independent (GI), which Siti co-founded, appeared to be contesting predominantly Harapan seats, she explained that for Batu, she felt its constituents would understand her better than those in rural areas.

“Why are the people asking independents like me, who have a track record of what I stand for?

“Why aren’t people asking PKR...