Only Syed Saddiq replied opposition allocation MOU - minister

PARLIAMENT | Only Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman has officially responded to the draft memorandum of understanding (MOU) on constituency allocations for opposition MPs.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said the Muar MP, from the Malaysian United Democratic Alliance (Muda), also wanted some changes made.

The government is willing to consider those amendments to the MOU, she added.

“If no official response is received from other opposition MPs, it is likely that only Yang Berhormat Muar will be eligible for this allocation,” she said during a Special Chamber session in the Dewan Rakyat today.

She was responding to a motion by Shahidan Kassim (Perikatan Nasional-Arau), who urged the federal government to review the MOU concerning constituency allocations for opposition MPs.

Zaliha said the draft MOU was submitted by Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof, who is also the government chief whip, to opposition chief whip Takiyuddin Hassan on Sept 15.

However, it was rejected without any feedback from the opposition, she added.

“In my discussions with the deputy prime minister (Fadillah), it was noted that the negotiation process between the government and the opposition has essentially stalled because the opposition has yet to provide any official feedback.

“Therefore, there is no reason for the government to resume negotiations.

“To use an analogy, it’s as if the government has made a proposal to the opposition, but since there was no reply... it wouldn’t be appropriate for the government to propose again,” she said.

- Bernama

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