Senior Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob said the government would leave it to the Election Commission (EC) to decide whether the Gerik and Bugaya by-elections should go on as scheduled or not.<br /><br />He made this comment after reporters asked him if the government would declare a state of emergency in both Gerik and Bugaya as well like what it did in Batu Sapi.<br /><br />EC on Friday announced that the by-elections will be held simultaneously on Jan 16.<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline
