DAP: Bill to raise State Assembly seats illegal

comments     Joseph Tawie     Published     Updated

SARAWAK ASSEMBLY The Sarawak State Assembly was warned today that the passing of the Dewan Undangan Negeri (Composition of Membership) Bill 2014 to raise the number of assembly seats may be invalid as it violates the Federal Constitution.

“If we just pass this Bill without any due consideration of the principles relating to delineation, this august House is put to a great risk of amending the State Constitution in violation of Federal Constitution,” the DAP assemblyperson for Padungan Wong King Wei warned.

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