Kedah assembly to sit only after Parliament reconvenes - MB

 

The Kedah state legislative assembly will sit only after Parliament reconvenes, said Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor.

He said there was no specific date set for the state assembly to convene in the near future either virtually or in a virtual-physical hybrid mode as it was still bound by the Emergency Ordinance.

“Whether (the Kedah legislative assembly) will sit face-to-face or virtually, we will wait for Parliament to reconvene first,” he said in a brief statement via WhatsApp today.

Last Friday, Kedah Pakatan Harapan urged Sanusi (above) to seek an urgent audience with the Sultan of Kedah Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah to convene the state legislative assembly sitting as soon as possible.

This was after Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah on Wednesday expressed the view that Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible to allow the National Recovery Plan to be debated by members of the Dewan Rakyat.

Keeper of the Rulers’ Seal Syed Danial Syed Ahmad also said at the state level, the Malay Rulers were also of the view that the state legislative assemblies in their respective states should be allowed to reconvene as soon as possible.

- Bernama