Opposition MPs file motion of no confidence against PM
NST (10/7/08): Pakatan Rakyat Members of Parliament, led by MP for Permatang Pauh and PKR president Datin Seri Wan Azizah Ismail, filed a motion of no confidence against the Prime Minister and his Cabinet after months of making the threat. The motion, filed under Section 18 (1) and (2) of the House Standing Order, was passed to Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia at his office in Parliament House at 3.30pm. The Speaker promised to give full consideration to the motion but it has been understood that the motion will be rejected after it is read on Monday.
However, Dr Wan Azizah is not perturbed by the reality that the motion will be rejected.
"The idea of filing the motion is to highlight the people's grievances against the Barisan Government," she told a packed Press conference at the Parliament lobby flanked by MP for Ipoh Timor Lim Kit Siang and Pas secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar.
"The filing is also a direct reaction to the major crises afflicting the people like the burdensome fuel price hike, food prices and basic needs and the people's eroding confidence towards the police, Attorney-General's office and the judiciary, and the aggravating crime and corruption rate."
Lim hoped the Speaker will allow the motion to be debated and voted. "It is an opportunity to check the level of confidence this Government has which we feel has deteriorated."
Kamaruddin said the motion was needed to highlight the suffering of the poeple caused by policies of the Government.
Dr Wan Azizah said the motion will also speak for supporters and members of the BN too afraid to voice out against their leadership.
However, Dr Wan Azizah is not perturbed by the reality that the motion will be rejected.
"The idea of filing the motion is to highlight the people's grievances against the Barisan Government," she told a packed Press conference at the Parliament lobby flanked by MP for Ipoh Timor Lim Kit Siang and Pas secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar.
"The filing is also a direct reaction to the major crises afflicting the people like the burdensome fuel price hike, food prices and basic needs and the people's eroding confidence towards the police, Attorney-General's office and the judiciary, and the aggravating crime and corruption rate."
Lim hoped the Speaker will allow the motion to be debated and voted. "It is an opportunity to check the level of confidence this Government has which we feel has deteriorated."
Kamaruddin said the motion was needed to highlight the suffering of the poeple caused by policies of the Government.
Dr Wan Azizah said the motion will also speak for supporters and members of the BN too afraid to voice out against their leadership.
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