Rozabil Abd Rahman, the new BN candidate for the Arau parliamentary seat in the 15th general election (GE15), said he has never harboured any intention of challenging, let alone rebelling against the dropped incumbent Shahidan Kassim, whom he considers as his mentor.

Speaking to Bernama, the former Arau Umno division youth chief said that he also did not want to be labelled as a “usurper” of the hot seat but instead just acquiesced to the decision made by the BN leadership to name him as the coalition’s candidate for Arau.

“I am aware that...