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YOURSAY | ‘This would be the best way to ensure fuller attendance in Parliament.’
AK Tan: BN has won the Budget 2018 vote in Parliament. The DPM said that that was the important thing, even if it was by a paper-thin majority.
If BN is so concerned with the nature of this victory, then they should form a commission to investigate the matter. Aren’t they concerned about the reason why the voting almost went awry for the ruling coalition?
Clever Voter: Many politicians attend Parliament selectively. They know next to nothing about what's happening in Parliament. That's because their focus is on their actual businesses outside.
The pay and allowances they get from being elected representatives are probably a pittance compared to what they probably receive from elsewhere.
If this is true, then it is not difficult to guess where their priorities lie.
RR: What a shame. MPs are elected by the rakyat to play a role in Parliament. They are paid well for it, and yet they play truant by not attending Parliament sessions.
The Parliament must change its rules. If MPs does not attend Parliament for 75 percent of any given session, they should be deprived of their allowances or fees for the whole year.
This does not mean attending Parliament just to take a nap, there should be KPIs (key performance indicators) for them.
Withholding their pay packets would be the best way to ensure fuller attendance in Parliament.
Slumdog: We all know the Dewan Rakyat is a farce at the best of times.
Government MPs, as well as those from the opposition, show no commitment as elected representatives of the people, are undisciplined and treat Parliament as a big joke.
Attendance in Parliament is a non-compulsory part-time activity they engage in while engrossed in their private pursuits.
If the opposition was smart, they should have sent word out to all opposition members to attend, as they planned to call a surprise vote on Budget 2018.
The government would have been embarrassed to have lost the vote.
Anonymous 459: What about all the BN ministers and deputy ministers? They are all paid hefty allowances and have expense accounts by virtue of being in cabinet or heads of our multitude of agencies.
Why single out the relatively puny non-Umno MPs?
VGV: Zahid "reprimanding" the BN MPs is a political stunt to deceive the rakyat.
These BN lawmakers are a satisfied lot, who look like they are not serious in their duties, and appear to be just warming up their seats.
This clearly shows that this lot should be kicked out of Parliament in the coming GE14.
Maybe the winds of change will give us better lawmakers in the coming election, and put the country on the right track.
Anonymous 1719401496919916: BN won the vote because according to the opposition MPs, the deputy speaker "cheated" by allowing BN votes to be counted even after the final bell was rung.
If that is true, then it is a mockery of Malaysian democracy.
Have a Great Day: Leadership by example? I wonder if the prime minister attended the session, and if he didn’t, whether he too will be reprimanded by his deputy.
M Manoharan: This is not the first time that lawmakers have been absent from Parliament. In April 2015, the Prevention of Terrorism Bill was passed unchallenged with 26 Pakatan MPs missing.
Now, all those who were absent – not from BN, but from the opposition – have to give a written statement to the rakyat as to why they were absent for Budget 2018 vote. Maybe these MPs should not be allowed to take part in GE14.
There is also no need for the opposition asking Parliament to review the vote count. Whether 51 or 52 out of the 72 elected representatives from the opposition, this is tantamount to closing the stable door when the horse has already bolted.
Victor Johan: Deputy House speaker Ismail Mohamad Said, your fellow deputy speaker Ronald Kiandee had chaired the sitting during this controversial bloc voting yesterday.
Why are you denying that opposition’s request to show and state that actual count of 52-52?
Ronald and his parliamentary assistant may have shown the rakyat that they cheated and you have now become an accomplice to this.
Em Em Kay: The parliamentary speaker should be neutral, and should be the last person to make a mockery of the parliamentary standing orders.
As law-abiding Malaysians, we should feel sad that such a thing happened in the august House with the consent of the honourable speaker.
Fairplayer: By refusing the request, is the speaker admitting that the results are wrong, as claimed by the PKR lawmaker?
Quigonbond: This sets a bad precedent. How can a speaker's decision be final with regard to vote count, even when there is clearly an error?
Equalizer 121: Indeed, will the votes now be classified under Official Secrets Act, just like 1MDB’s audit report?- Mkini
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