{"id":10045,"date":"2021-06-20T17:56:27","date_gmt":"2021-06-20T09:56:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10045"},"modified":"2021-06-20T17:56:29","modified_gmt":"2021-06-20T09:56:29","slug":"committee-formed-to-look-into-reconvening-of-parliament-muhyiddin","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newmalaysiatimes.com\/?p=10045","title":{"rendered":"Committee formed to look into reconvening of Parliament – Muhyiddin"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

KUALA LUMPUR, June 20 \u2013 Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said a committee comprising government and opposition representatives had been formed to look into important aspects before Parliament reconvenes. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muhyiddin said the committee would consider whether it should be a physical or hybrid parliamentary sitting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cWhether it (the sitting) will be held hybrid or physical will be referred to the current Parliament Standing Orders,” he told reporters after visiting the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre vaccination centre (PPV), here, today.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

He said the government needed to scrutinise all matters to avoid problems after its implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI will need to closely look into this.\u00a0I understand (the matter) very well and I was advised not only by the Minister of Law but by the Attorney-General that my actions and those of the government must be in line with what is stipulated in the Constitution,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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He said the government, among others, needs to take into account whether the sitting can be held physically and whether a hybrid session was in line with provisions in the Standing Orders. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Besides this, he said there was also a need to consider whether Parliament itself was ready for a physical sitting, including with regard to sitting arrangements which needs to comply with the set standard operating procedures (SOPs). <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Muhyiddin said it was not his intention to delay the reconvening of Parliament, but those were the issues that need to be looked into carefully. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The prime minister also gave his commitment that both government backbenchers and opposition members represented in the committee will have a say in the decision-making process on whether to reconvene Parliament or not. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI asked the committee comprising representatives of the government and the opposition to evaluate the matter and only after that will they inform me whether they are ready or not to commence the parliamentary session,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In this regard, he hoped the people will understand the situation, adding that it was not a matter of the government denying the rights of the elected representatives or acting against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or  Malay Rulers\u2019 views. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

\u201cI understand my responsibilities as prime minister but I have to act fairly to ensure there are no arising issues or problems later on\u2026 This is something I hope the people can understand and wait for (Parliament session),\u201d he said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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