KUALA LUMPUR, March 15 -- Jelebu MP Datuk Seri Jalaluddin Alias has dismissed claims that 14 Umno MPs have withdrawn support for the government, calling the allegations circulating on social media baseless.

He said any suggestion of Umno lawmakers defecting was entirely false, stressing that all party MPs were bound by an agreement and a RM100 million bond.

"That's completely untrue. I haven't heard anything about it," he was reported to have said by Utusan Malaysia.

The national daily also reported Jalaluddin as saying that Umno amended its constitution on January 13, 2023 to prevent its MPs from acting against party decisions, including forming alliances to support a prime ministerial candidate.

"This includes signing agreements to ...