I’m ‘frustrated’ over Cabinet’s deferment of anti-hopping bill, says minister

 

Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar says as a minister, he will abide by the Cabinet’s decision.

KUALA LUMPUR: Law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar today admitted to being frustrated over the Cabinet’s decision to defer the tabling of the anti-hopping bill.

“Personally, I’m frustrated with the Cabinet’s decision to postpone the tabling of the bill. I have been working on the bill for eight months.

“However, as a Cabinet member, I have to agree with the decision,” he told reporters after a meeting with the steering committee for the memorandum of understanding (MoU) on transformation and political stability.

Yesterday, Wan Junaidi said the tabling of the bill had been deferred because the Cabinet did not agree to table it at a special Dewan Rakyat sitting scheduled for April 11.

Meanwhile, he denied claims of “political sabotage” in delaying the tabling of the bill, saying there were only disagreements in finalising certain aspects of the bill, such as the definition of “party hopping”.

Wan Junaidi also reiterated that the special sitting on April 11 will now table a constitutional amendment, which will serve as an enabling clause for the anti-hopping bill.

He said the actual tabling of the anti-hopping bill will be held later, on a date that will be announced by Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob after discussions with Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Harun. - FMT