Former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government was putting together a special Parliament sitting on July 26 that is essentially just a facade, intended as a response to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's push for the legislature to reconvene before the expiry of the emergency on Aug 1.

He said because the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had asked for Parliament to reconvene before the emergency expires, the government is holding a facade of a Parliament sitting that is not really a Parliament sitting...