Members of parliament cannot debate on anything linked to the March 21 general election and the Election Commission in the current Dewan Rakyat session as it will be subjudice to the election petitions filed in court, Parliament Speaker Dr Mohamed Zahir Ismail said today.

He said MPs could discuss and debate on the general election only after the election court had dealt with all the election petitions and judicial reviews, reports Bernama .

Zahir said he had instructed the 'no-confidence' motion on EC chairman Abdul Rashid Abdul Rahman by Parliamentary Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang, to be struck out.

"This is the decision made after studying the matter thoroughly. Although it is a very important issue, the circumstances does not permit it to be debated.

"Although the government has agreed to debate on the motion, we cannot allow it as it is sub judice to court," he told reporters after meeting with Attorney-General Abdul Gani Patail at the Parliament House.

Zahir said MPs could move a fresh motion on the discrepancies and shortcomings in the general election only after all the court processes had ended.

He said Gani informed him that 46 election petitions, including a judicial review to declare the 11th general election null and void, had been filed in court.