Selangor MB and exco members attending ceremony at palace as mark of respect and loyalty to Sultan
SHAH ALAM: Former Selangor State Secretary Datuk Ramli Mahmud will be appointed a royal council member at a ceremony at Istana Bukit Kayangan here Thursday.
According to officials, new Selangor State Secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi will also be "appointed" at the ceremony, to be held shortly.
Selangor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim and state exco members are also present.
The palace has also lined up other events, including Selangor Raja Muda Tengku Amir Shah's investiture ceremony, where he would be bestowed the Datuk Setia-Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah award that carries the title Datuk Setia.
Reporters were not allowed inside, only photographers and videographers. According to officials, a press conference is scheduled to be held later.
Meanwhile, Khalid, in a statement, said he and state exco members were attending the investiture ceremony as a mark of respect and loyalty to Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah.
"Given that newly-appointed State Secretary Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi is also being sworn in today does not mean that our attendance indicates we accept the Public Service Commission's arbitary action against the state administration.
"We hold firm that the appointment of the State Secretary is not final and needs to be tackled appropriately.
"We have also informed the Sultan that the state administration will be holding the state legislative assembly soon to amend the Selangor state constitution to return the power of appointment to the Sultan and Mentri Besar, pertaining to the appointment of the State Secretary, financial officer and legal adviser.
"This automatically disqualifies allegations by certain quarters that we were disloyal to the Sultan."
He added that it was the current state government that was striving to return and protect the Sultan's and state's power that was eroded from the 1993 constitutional crisis.
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