SURREY - Coun. Barinder Rasode denies plans to split from the Surrey First slate in the coming municipal election, in response to rumours she and some fellow councillors had plans to create a new party.
When asked if she was part of a new party in the works, Rasode said, "absolutely not."
"Surrey First is a very strong team.
I'm proud to be a member of Surrey First and if you look at any of my banners online and how I identify myself politically, it's always with credit to my team at Surrey First," she said.
Rasode added that to her knowledge, no other members of Surrey First are planning to form a new party. She also denied that the South Surrey casino vote began a rift in Surrey First.
"I think if you look at Surrey First's record, we are very credibly a coalition of independents," she said. "There are a significant number of votes, including the Newton slot machines, Grandview 4 (neighbourhood concept plan), any significant vote that we take a look at, you would see that Surrey First members vote individually."