PETALING JAYA: Speaker Azhar Harun has asked Gua Musang MP Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah to consult with de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan on getting the no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin to be tabled and debated in the Dewan Rakyat.
Tengku Razaleigh had in a letter to Azhar dated Sept 25, asked for a “guarantee” that the no-confidence motion tabled by Langkawi MP Dr Mahathir Mohamad would be raised during the next Dewan Rakyat sitting.
However, in his reply on Sept 29, which was sighted by FMT, Azhar said that he was bound by the rules of the Dewan Rakyat and had “no problem” considering such motions if all government affairs are completed or if there is a motion by a minister under Regulation 14 (2) to prioritise private motions.
“Please negotiate with Takiyuddin Hassan to give priority to certain private motions,” Azhar said referring to the minister in the prime minister’s department who is in charge of Parliamentary affairs.
“As has been explained, all of my decisions as the Dewan Rakyat Speaker regarding the priority of any motions follow the rules of the Dewan Rakyat.”
Tengku Razaleigh had written to Azhar referring to Dr Mahathir’s no-confidence motion, which the former PM alleged Muhyiddin had twice blocked in the Dewan Rakyat.
Dr Mahathir had called for the motion of no confidence against his successor Muhyiddin after resigning from the top post on Feb 24 on the back of a political crisis that saw Pakatan Harapan’s fall from federal power.
During the crisis, Muhyiddin was appointed prime minister by the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Mahathir published his proposed motion of no confidence on his blog in September after stating that the present administration had twice put the motion on the back-burner by prioritising government matters. - FMT
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