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Nothing to study, just reopen Parliament, Guan Eng tells PM

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He warns Muhyiddin Yassin that MPs may be forced to appeal to the King to exercise his constitutional powers to call for the Dewan sitting.

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Lim Guan Eng said forming the committee was like setting up a panel to decide if Prime Minister Muhyiddin must quit when it was actually his own decision to make.

PETALING JAYA:
The government’s committee tasked with looking into reconvening Parliament is unnecessary since the decision ultimately rests in Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s hands, DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng said today.

In a statement, he said there was nothing for the committee to “study” prior to reopening Parliament, maintaining that Muhyiddin should just advise the Yang di-Pertuan Agong to reconvene Parliament.

“Forming a committee to study whether Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible is akin to forming a committee to study whether the prime minister should resign, when the decision rests in the hands of the prime minister personally,” he quipped.

He added that Muhyiddin’s hesitance to heed the King’s call showed he was insincere about obeying the King’s wishes.

Lim said the committee, which will consider whether Parliament would reconvene in a physical or hybrid setting, was just a tactic aimed at delaying the reopening and to “subvert the constitutional process”

“A hybrid Parliament cannot be conducted unless the Standing Orders are amended first by Parliament,” he said, adding that amending the Standing Orders would require all 220 MPs to be present for a sitting first.

“A physical meeting of Parliament can be held within the standard 28 days’ notice given or a shorter period of a few days as decided by the prime minister in accordance with Parliament Standing Order 11.

“Should Muhyiddin stubbornly refuse to do so, MPs may have no choice but to appeal to the King to exercise his powers under Section 14(1)(b) of the Emergency Ordinance 2021.”

Yesterday, Muhyiddin said the committee comprising government and opposition representatives had been formed to look into important aspects before Parliament reconvenes.

He said the government needed to scrutinise all matters to avoid problems after its implementation, adding that he had been advised by the attorney-general that Putrajaya’s actions must be in line with the Constitution.

Last week, the King said he wanted Parliament to reconvene as soon as possible, to allow for the emergency ordinances and national recovery plan to be debated by MPs.

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