Why September? Let’s vote now - opposition MPs tell PM
Several opposition MPs have urged Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to test his majority in the Dewan Rakyat with a confidence vote immediately.
This is instead of waiting a month till the scheduled September sitting.
DAP’s Bakri lawmaker Yeo Bee Yin proposed...
Several opposition MPs have urged Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to test his majority in the Dewan Rakyat with a confidence vote immediately.
This is instead of waiting a month till the scheduled September sitting.
DAP’s Bakri lawmaker Yeo Bee Yin proposed the vote be held tomorrow.
Warisan’s Kota Belud MP Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis agreed and tweeted that she is still in the Klang Valley and would be able to attend a Dewan Rakyat sitting if it is held tomorrow.
Batu MP P Prabakaran of PKR similarly questioned why the prime minister could not prove he had a majority today.
‘Delay tactic’
Bandar Kuching MP Dr Kelvin Yii lambasted Muhyiddin’s plan as a “delay tactic” which will prolong the ongoing political crisis.
“He could have called for a special sitting to test it even now,” he tweeted.
The DAP lawmaker also expressed concern that the delay will see more defections.
“Why am I so upset with the delay, basically not only is the PM leaving the country in longer limbo which is bad for economic [sic] and even people’s confidence.
“But more importantly, he is further enabling the ‘frog culture’ that is the source of our problems today,” he said.
Meanwhile, PKR Subang lawmaker Wong Chen challenged Muhyiddin to prove his claim of possessing majority support by listing down which MPs were on his side.
“Despite some Umno MPs having withdrawn support for him, the prime minister claims that he has still has a majority, which means he has at least 111 MPs supporting him.
“Please publish the names of at least 111 MPs now,” he said.
Sepang MP Hanipa Maidin warned that allowing the confidence to drag until September will only hurt the economy because investors need confidence.
"We cannot afford to let the present government to hold on for even one day, let alone, until September.
"A stable government is primarily gauged by having a prime minister who confidently commands votes of confidence," he said in a statement.
As such, Hanipa said Muhyiddin must allow his majority to be tested immediately.
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