A Kadir Jasin
THE Kedai Kopi Assembly (KKA) has not been is session for a while. I had not been in a pink of health for sometime. When I got better, the “Deklarasi Rakyat” took a bit of my time. And for the next one month it is the Ramadhan fasting.
To all Muslim members of the KKA and debaters, readers and followers of this blog, let me extend my Ramadhan Kareem greeting.
Given the above circumstances, I am grateful that a regular participant of the assembly called me to ask if he could submit a letter on the Haji Hadi Private Member’s bill.
With a bit of editing, here is his letter:
“On the last day of Parliament, everybody was caught by surprise when the minister in charge of Parliament, Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said, moved a motion to give priority to a member’s bill.
“Normally priority is given to government’s bills. Members’ bills are unlikely to be given opportunity to be tabled. This time it was exceptional.
“This shows how close UMNO and PAS have come together. The Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Abdul Razak, did not inform the Barisan Nasional component parties that he was supporting the tabling of the Bill.
“They all complained that they were not told that the government has agreed with PAS to allow the bill to be tabled. They expressed anger as the matter was not discussed with them.
“I am sure this is not the only matter PM did not bring to the Cabinet. Why are they so upset with the “Hudud” Bill when, in the case of 1Malaysia Development Berhad they never uttered a word in spite of questions being asked by the sacked Deputy Prime Minister, Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin and former Rural Development Minister, Datuk Seri Shafie Apdal?
“None of the non-Malay ministers ever raised anything about it. The whole world read the reports about 1MDB and Malaysia had been raised to the second most corrupt country in the world and the ministers did not question PM on this.
“Do they accept this description of Malaysia and it looks like it as they don’t read foreign newspaper reports let alone criticize the PM?
“But we only read what the bloggers wrote and the government’s response was all those reports in the blogs were lies and the same with reports in foreign papers.
“If all these reports were false, why PM didn’t sue? And why the ministers didn't question the PM on the RM2.6-billion donation?
“When you questioned the PAS’ Bill, people are cynical and believe all these are orchestrated for cheap publicity and would soon blow away.
“PM’s response is that all these are misunderstanding. It is not Hudud. It is only increasing the Syariah sentence and the law is already in existence.
“The MCA counters by saying is it unconstitutional and goes against Article 8 of constitution. The Deputy Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, said even if amendment is passed, it would not apply to non-Muslims.
“Many believe that this Private Member’s Bill is just for the by-elections in Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar and once PM explained to those who had threatened to resign, they would be happy to accept that it is all a misunderstanding and everybody lives happily ever after.
“Actually, if MCA Ministers resign, it makes no difference to the government and the country as after last elections, they stayed out of the government and in any event, many Chinese don’t support MCA.
“As far as the government is concerned, they are just misunderstandings. 1MDB is a misunderstanding. The donation is misunderstanding and when the Deputy Speaker of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly and his son allegedly roughed up a young man and his girlfriend, it was a misunderstanding.
“So why get excited about the motion? It is just a misunderstanding and after by elections, all will be resolved and all go back to status quo.”
Wallahuaklam.
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