MCA has joined calls from both sides of the aisle for Putrajaya to table an anti-party hopping law in the Dewan Rakyat.
This comes a day before the Dewan Rakyat session is supposed to end.
MCA secretary-general Chong Sin Woon (above) said the government must introduce and pass the bill as soon as possible regardless of any technicalities.
"Despite the fact that this significant policy reform would require constitutional amendments, the government should demonstrate its resolve and commitment to settle any technical issues that arise," he said in a statement today.
Yesterday, lawmakers from the government and the opposition both called for the new law.
Minister in the Prime Minister's Department (Parliament and Law) Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar had previously said the bill for the anti-hopping law required "further deliberation" before being tabled in the Dewan Rakyat.
The present administration under Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob comprises MPs who had crossed over from Umno to Bersatu after BN's loss in the 2018 general election, as well as those who defected from PKR to Bersatu during the Sheraton Move in 2020.
Since then, there have been four state elections - Sabah, Sarawak, Malacca and Johor - with an overall downward trend in voter turnout.
Implementing an anti-hopping law is part of Putrajaya's memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Pakatan Harapan.
DAP has threatened to torpedo the MOU if the bill is not tabled.
The Umno leadership - which is pushing for snap polls - has indicated it will let the MOU run its course until the end of July. - Mkini
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