{"id":23440,"date":"2021-08-04T17:25:41","date_gmt":"2021-08-04T09:25:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/?p=23440"},"modified":"2021-08-05T12:48:52","modified_gmt":"2021-08-05T04:48:52","slug":"if-mahiaddin-is-ready-for-a-confidence-vote-why-suspend-sitting-and-illegally-block-mps-from-entering-parliament","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/if-mahiaddin-is-ready-for-a-confidence-vote-why-suspend-sitting-and-illegally-block-mps-from-entering-parliament\/","title":{"rendered":"If Mahiaddin is ready for a confidence vote, why suspend sitting and illegally block MPs from entering Parliament?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-23445\" width=\"600\" height=\"600\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-90x90.jpg 90w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-1536x1536.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-2048x2048.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-465x465.jpg 465w, https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/08\/whysuspendbro-1-960x960.jpg 960w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 600px) 100vw, 600px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\"><em>All Opposition MPs are always ready to perform their sworn duties and can test Mahiaddin\u2019s majority as soon as possible!<\/em><\/h3>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p>Tan Sri Mahiaddin Yassin must walk the talk about holding a confidence vote to prove his legitimacy as Prime Minister by calling for a special Parliament session as soon as possible instead of delaying the matter until September. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Despite Mahiaddin\u2019s claims during a live telecast today that he still holds majority support of Members of Parliament (MPs), it simply doesn\u2019t hold water and downright illogical. This is following a sizeable number of Government MPs officially retracting their support and that all Opposition MPs alongside two Independents have unanimously rejected Mahiaddin as Prime Minister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FDAPMalaysia%2Fposts%2F10159213628719192&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"677\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, PN\u2019s actions clearly contradict Mahiaddin\u2019s claim as being ready to hold a confidence vote on the latter\u2019s legitimacy as Prime Minister given their hesitancy to even table and debate on the Emergency Ordinances as decreed by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. The abrupt suspension of Parliament and the shameful obstruction to allow 107 Opposition MPs to enter Parliament last Monday further showed PN\u2019s reluctance for accountability and transparency.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The MP for Bakri, Yeo Bee Yin today stressed that there shouldn\u2019t be a delay in holding a confidence vote and that all MPs should be free as early as tomorrow to test Mahiaddin\u2019s majority. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Actually all MPs should be free tomorrow to test your majority. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/MuhyiddinYassin?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@MuhyiddinYassin<\/a><\/p>\u2014 Yeo Bee Yin (@yeobeeyin) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/yeobeeyin\/status\/1422781580443979780?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The same sentiment was shared by a majority of Opposition MPs who is always ready to perform their sworn duties in Parliament, especially something as pressing as proving the Prime Minister\u2019s legitimacy. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Moreover, the MP for Bandar Kuching, Dr Kelvin Yii today asserted that the delay in conducting the Parliamentary vote is extremely upsetting. He said that such delay is akin to leaving the nation in limbo which is harmful for Malaysia\u2019s economy and the rakyat\u2019s confidence. More importantly, this will further enable the \u2018frog jumping culture\u2019 that is the very source of our nation\u2019s problems today which culminated into the shameful fracas last Monday that saw a police blockade being erected in front of Parliament to unconstitutionally obstruct MPs from performing their duties for the rakyat. <br><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">Why i am so upset with the &#8220;delay&#8221;.. basically not only is the PM leaving the country in longer limbo which is bad for economic and even people&#8217;s confidence, but more importantly, he is further enabling the &#8220;\ud83d\udc38 culture&#8221; that is the source of our probs today&#8230;<\/p>\u2014 Kelvin yii (@Kelvinyii88) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/Kelvinyii88\/status\/1422788602174476291?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 4, 2021<\/a><\/blockquote> <script async=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Speaking of the fracas last Monday, the MP for Ipoh Barat, M. Kula Segaran has lodged a police report after himself alongside 106 other Opposition MPs were illegally blocked from entering Parliament. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In a statement yesterday, Kula stressed that it is his solemn duty to the people of his constituency and nation to bring their voice to Parliament.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, he has also reiterated the call to set up of an Independent Police Misconduct Complaints Commission (IPCMC) as it is prudent and reasonable if the police are not tasked to investigate the police report that has been lodged to avoid any conflict of interest. Kula added that IPCMC has become vital yet again as it will install a high level of confidence on the police force and bring about more independent and transparent investigations. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ipoh Barat MP stressed,<\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe nation looked in dismay and the world took notice, police blocked off the roads leading to Parliament. Yet these police officers, when asked, could not even tell us under which provision of the law they were blocking off Parliament. Clearly these instructions came from someone with a position of power.\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/plugins\/post.php?href=https%3A%2F%2Fweb.facebook.com%2FDAPMalaysia%2Fposts%2F10159209628619192&amp;show_text=true&amp;width=500\" width=\"500\" height=\"474\" style=\"border:none;overflow:hidden\" scrolling=\"no\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" allow=\"autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; picture-in-picture; web-share\"><\/iframe>\n\n\n\n<p><br><\/p>\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe fracas was shameful as&nbsp;<strong>Parliament had not been prorogued<\/strong>, which means we are entitled to go to Parliament and attend to any matters we want to.\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p>Kula further questioned the silence by the Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun on the clear insult to the sanctity of Parliament. Obtructing MPs from entering Parliament is a serious offence under Section 9(e) of the House of Parliament (Privileges and Powers) Act 1952 as well as a criminal offence under Section 124 of the Penal Code. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The Ipoh Barat MP then stressed that the Opposition are the watchdog on matters done or undone by the government at all times. He added,<\/p>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<h4 class=\"has-text-align-center wp-block-heading\">\u201cThe role of Parliament is vital to a vibrant democratic nation. Not only it enacts laws but scrutinizes government policies, government expenditures and sanction new taxes as the case may be.\u201d<\/h4>\n\n\n\n&nbsp;\n\n\n\n<p>Therefore, there is no reason for Mahiaddin to further delay Parliament sitting and instead call a special session as soon as possible for a confidence vote to prove his legitimacy as Malaysia\u2019s Prime Minister. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>If he truly has the majority, let the necessary democratic process take its course and don\u2019t obstruct MPs from performing their sworn duties for the rakyat. &#8211; <em>The Rocket.<\/em> <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; All Opposition MPs are always ready to perform their sworn duties and can test Mahiaddin\u2019s majority as soon as possible! &nbsp; Tan Sri Mahiaddin Yassin must walk the talk about holding a confidence vote to prove his legitimacy as Prime Minister by calling for a special Parliament session as soon as possible instead of [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":23445,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[366,5,260,274],"tags":[2119,367,120,2120,901,2118,369,536,74,422,471,345],"class_list":["post-23440","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-corruption","category-cover-story","category-current","category-national","tag-block-mp","tag-covid-19","tag-dap","tag-illegal-blocking-of-mp","tag-m-kula-segaran-2","tag-mahaiddin-yassin","tag-malaysia","tag-muhyiddin-yassin","tag-parliament","tag-perikatan-nasional","tag-pn","tag-yeo-bee-yin"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23440","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23440"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23440\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":23470,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23440\/revisions\/23470"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23445"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23440"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23440"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.therocket.com.my\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23440"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}