DAP lawmakers today cautioned Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia against tabling the Election Commission's electoral constituency redelineation report in Parliament.
Beruas MP Ngeh Koo Ham said this is because the Penang state government had filed a motion for leave to appeal against the electoral boundary change exercise in the Federal Court, with eight questions of law posed.
"There is a pending court case. It will be wrong for the speaker to allow the report to be tabled," Ngeh told a press conference in Parliament today.
Last Friday, the Penang state government sought leave from the apex court to challenge the EC's exercise, after it was dismissed by the Court of Appeal.
In filing the motion, the state government's lawyer Leong Cheok Keng said Parliament should not discuss questions regarding the redelineation report as it would be sub judice.
The EC submitted its report to Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak on March 9, without completing its hearing on objections during local inquiries.
At the same press conference, DAP veteran Lim Kit Siang said the EC had completed the report hastily so that it could be passed to the prime minister.
"The Parliament cannot become a rubber stamp (to pass reports). It should take time to study and take a position," he said.
The Gelang Patah MP urged the establishment of a parliamentary select committee to study the report, and suggested it be given at least four weeks to scrutinise it.
The EC's report is expected to be tabled in Parliament this Thursday. -Mkini
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