KUALA LUMPUR: Two motions for the Dewan Rakyat to debate the controversy surrounding top graft-buster Azam Baki’s ownership of shares have been turned down.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun said Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob had the absolute power to decide on the agenda for today’s special sitting, as stated under the Standing Orders.
Therefore, he said, he had no authority to decide on whether the matter should be debated, adding that this was also practised in the UK’s House of Commons.
“Until today, I have not received any notice from the prime minister for the motions to be accepted. Hence, I have to assume that the motions will not be included in today’s agenda.
“So we must carry out today’s proceedings according to the set agenda,” Azhar told opposition MPs.
The House is holding a special sitting today to discuss last month’s floods disaster.
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