PAS sec-gen: Show of strength by Opposition yet to come
(The Star 29/4/08)
PAS sec-gen hints at Opposition’s intention in Parliament
The Star (30/4/08): show of strength by the Opposition has yet to take place in the Dewan Rakyat, warns PAS secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar.
“It will come,” he said, adding that the Opposition had actually not planned anything beforehand on the election of the Deputy Speakers.
Kamaruddin was commenting on the election of the deputy speakers on Monday, where some Opposition MPs had voted for Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar on Monday.
“There were two Deputy Speakers then and the DAP only fielded one nominee.
“Opposition MPs were free to choose the second one,” he said, adding that no instruction was also given to not vote for the Barisan candidate.
On the 81 votes instead of 82 received by Kepong MP Dr Tan Seng Giaw, Kamaruddin said the one missing vote would be left to become the “mystery of Parliament”.
When asked to comment on the matter, PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he had discussed the matter with PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, DAP stalwarts Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh and Lim Guan Eng on Monday.
“There was no clear instruction to Opposition MPs. I am happy that we have 81 votes,” he said.
PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said Pakatan Rakyat did not intend to force its members to toe the party line when it came to such issues and that the “one missing vote” showed there was democracy even among Pakatan Rakyat members.
“This is just a side issue and cannot be perceived as having touched on the basic tenets of the founding of Pakatan Rakyat.
“There will be no disciplinary action against anyone,” he said.
However, DAP national chairman Karpal Singh said they would trace the “culprit” who had voted for Barisan Nasional and that he already had a few “suspects”.
He said disciplinary action should be taken against the person.
“We can trace the person because we had to sign and write our name on the ballot paper when we voted.
“When it comes to fundamental issues such as this, we must toe the line,” he said, adding that it did not mean there was a crack in Pakatan Rakyat.
On the 17 opposition votes given to Wan Junaidi, Karpal Singh said it was only a misunderstanding as the MPs had to write two names in the ballot paper.
The Star (30/4/08): show of strength by the Opposition has yet to take place in the Dewan Rakyat, warns PAS secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar.
“It will come,” he said, adding that the Opposition had actually not planned anything beforehand on the election of the Deputy Speakers.
Kamaruddin was commenting on the election of the deputy speakers on Monday, where some Opposition MPs had voted for Barisan Nasional’s Datuk Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar on Monday.
“There were two Deputy Speakers then and the DAP only fielded one nominee.
“Opposition MPs were free to choose the second one,” he said, adding that no instruction was also given to not vote for the Barisan candidate.
On the 81 votes instead of 82 received by Kepong MP Dr Tan Seng Giaw, Kamaruddin said the one missing vote would be left to become the “mystery of Parliament”.
When asked to comment on the matter, PKR de facto leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said he had discussed the matter with PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, DAP stalwarts Lim Kit Siang, Karpal Singh and Lim Guan Eng on Monday.
“There was no clear instruction to Opposition MPs. I am happy that we have 81 votes,” he said.
PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said Pakatan Rakyat did not intend to force its members to toe the party line when it came to such issues and that the “one missing vote” showed there was democracy even among Pakatan Rakyat members.
“This is just a side issue and cannot be perceived as having touched on the basic tenets of the founding of Pakatan Rakyat.
“There will be no disciplinary action against anyone,” he said.
However, DAP national chairman Karpal Singh said they would trace the “culprit” who had voted for Barisan Nasional and that he already had a few “suspects”.
He said disciplinary action should be taken against the person.
“We can trace the person because we had to sign and write our name on the ballot paper when we voted.
“When it comes to fundamental issues such as this, we must toe the line,” he said, adding that it did not mean there was a crack in Pakatan Rakyat.
On the 17 opposition votes given to Wan Junaidi, Karpal Singh said it was only a misunderstanding as the MPs had to write two names in the ballot paper.
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