"These reforms must be finalised, announced and completed, in toto, before the 13th general election is called," Lembah Pantai MP Nurul Izzah Anwar (right) said at a joint press conference by Pakatan MPs at PAS headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.
However, the PKR vice-president conveyed the opposition's scepticism over the move, which opposition MPs fear may be a whitewash and diversionary tactic of Najib.
"With the PM's flawed track record in fulfilling his promises, as in the stadium matter, we suspect that the select committee may be a diversion," Nurul Izzah said.
She said it would be useless for all concerned to go through the motions of the select committee, if Najib were to bushwhack them with snap polls prior to the completion of any real reform.
'A smokescreen'
Making similar comments, meanwhile, Selangor executive councilor Elizabeth Wong today warned that the select committee could be a mere "smokescreen" unless he commits to calling for polls after the committee has concluded its work.
Speaking to reporters in Petaling Jaya, Wong (left) said that this could take "more than one year", and that calling an election before that would mean Najib is not serious about electoral reform.
"The committee would have to be formed in Parliament and sitting will resume on October 3.
"If a general election is called at the end of the year, then the select committee is a red herring, a smokescreen.
"If (Najib) is sincere about really cleaning up the roll and improving our electoral system, then he has to promise next GE wont be held until the parliamentary select commitee finishes the job... and the reforms are in place," said the PKR elected state representative for Bukit Lanjan.
She added that the select committee on the Freedom of Information enactment on at the Selangor assembly level took about nine months to complete.
"And that is only at state level... the process was very intensive," she said.
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