Showing posts with label Motion of No-Confidence. Show all posts
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Monday, July 14, 2008
No-confidence motion rejected, Opposition MPs walk out
The Star (14/7/08): Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia rejected an emergency motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his Cabinet, which prompted a walkout by Opposition MPs.
The motion was filed by Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail last Thursday.
It was filed as a non-voting motion under Standing Orders 18 (1) and (2).
The motion was rejected in the Speaker's chambers under Standing Order 18 (7). Dr Wan Azizah was informed via a letter.
The matter was not brought up in Dewan.
The motion was rejected by the Speaker due to the "wrong choice of words."
The Opposition MPs walked out after their appeal for him to review his decision was rejected.
Pakatan Rakyat leaders said they were disappointed with Pandikar Amin's rejection of their emergency motion.
They also condemned the police roadblocks across the city, saying the action was "unjustifiable."
The motion was filed by Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail last Thursday.
It was filed as a non-voting motion under Standing Orders 18 (1) and (2).
The motion was rejected in the Speaker's chambers under Standing Order 18 (7). Dr Wan Azizah was informed via a letter.
The matter was not brought up in Dewan.
The motion was rejected by the Speaker due to the "wrong choice of words."
The Opposition MPs walked out after their appeal for him to review his decision was rejected.
Pakatan Rakyat leaders said they were disappointed with Pandikar Amin's rejection of their emergency motion.
They also condemned the police roadblocks across the city, saying the action was "unjustifiable."
Saturday, July 12, 2008
Opposition files no-confidence motion against PM, cabinet
The Edge Daily (11/7/08): After weeks of threatening to do so, the opposition led by its leader Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail has submitted a motion of no confidence against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his cabinet.
Accompanied by other Pakatan Rakyat leaders, Wan Azizah filed the emergency motion under Standing Order 18(1) and (2) at the Dewan Rakyat Speaker’s office in parliament at about 3.45pm yesterday.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia has up to 24 hours to decide whether to allow the motion to be debated on Monday. Even if the motion is allowed, it is unlikely to cause the government’s downfall because members of parliaments are not required to vote on motions filed under Standing Order 18(1) and (2).
At a joint press conference with DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang and PAS secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar later, Wan Azizah said Pakatan Rakyat filed the motion because the people’s confidence in the government’s integrity had been eroded.
She alleged that the Barisan Nasional achieved a slim victory due to the “manipulation” of the Election Commission and “lies”.
“The price of oil was suddenly increased after the general election although the deputy prime minister had promised not to do so during the launch of the BN manifesto. The states governed by Pakatan Rakyat are also marginalised and this shows BN’s attitudes against the spirit of democracy and federalism,” Azizah said.
She also said BN members who rejected their irresponsible leaders were threatened and forced not to speak up.
Among others, she said, the people had been affected by crises such as the increasing prices of oil, food and other basic necessities, erosion of confidence in the police, attorney-general and the judiciary, rise in crime rates and corruption.
On why Pakatan Rakyat submitted the motion now, Azizah said it was to allow MPs to discuss the matter as the situation in the country had gotten worse after the general election.
Kit Siang said the debate itself would provide an opportunity to gauge the level of confidence that the people had in the prime minister.
“That is why I think this opportunity should not be missed,” he added.
When approached by the press later, Pandikar said he would mull over the matter before deciding on whether to allow the motion on Monday.
On chances for the motion to be allowed, he said: “I don’t know. I still have a few days to think about it. I still haven’t read the motion.”
Under normal circumstances, those who proposed an emergency motion would know the speaker’s decision within a day as to whether the motion was rejected in chamber or brought to the House and rejected there, he added.
Pandikar also said there would be no voting on the motion even if it was allowed and he did not know the effect it would have.
Pressed further on the effect of the motion, he said: “I don’t know how to answer you because the question doesn’t make any sense to me. How to have the motion accepted if there is no vote? Read between the line. Exercise that mind.”
Accompanied by other Pakatan Rakyat leaders, Wan Azizah filed the emergency motion under Standing Order 18(1) and (2) at the Dewan Rakyat Speaker’s office in parliament at about 3.45pm yesterday.
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia has up to 24 hours to decide whether to allow the motion to be debated on Monday. Even if the motion is allowed, it is unlikely to cause the government’s downfall because members of parliaments are not required to vote on motions filed under Standing Order 18(1) and (2).
At a joint press conference with DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang and PAS secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar later, Wan Azizah said Pakatan Rakyat filed the motion because the people’s confidence in the government’s integrity had been eroded.
She alleged that the Barisan Nasional achieved a slim victory due to the “manipulation” of the Election Commission and “lies”.
“The price of oil was suddenly increased after the general election although the deputy prime minister had promised not to do so during the launch of the BN manifesto. The states governed by Pakatan Rakyat are also marginalised and this shows BN’s attitudes against the spirit of democracy and federalism,” Azizah said.
She also said BN members who rejected their irresponsible leaders were threatened and forced not to speak up.
Among others, she said, the people had been affected by crises such as the increasing prices of oil, food and other basic necessities, erosion of confidence in the police, attorney-general and the judiciary, rise in crime rates and corruption.
On why Pakatan Rakyat submitted the motion now, Azizah said it was to allow MPs to discuss the matter as the situation in the country had gotten worse after the general election.
Kit Siang said the debate itself would provide an opportunity to gauge the level of confidence that the people had in the prime minister.
“That is why I think this opportunity should not be missed,” he added.
When approached by the press later, Pandikar said he would mull over the matter before deciding on whether to allow the motion on Monday.
On chances for the motion to be allowed, he said: “I don’t know. I still have a few days to think about it. I still haven’t read the motion.”
Under normal circumstances, those who proposed an emergency motion would know the speaker’s decision within a day as to whether the motion was rejected in chamber or brought to the House and rejected there, he added.
Pandikar also said there would be no voting on the motion even if it was allowed and he did not know the effect it would have.
Pressed further on the effect of the motion, he said: “I don’t know how to answer you because the question doesn’t make any sense to me. How to have the motion accepted if there is no vote? Read between the line. Exercise that mind.”
Friday, July 11, 2008
Dewan Rakyat: Speaker: Decision on Monday
NST (11/7/08): Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia yesterday said he would decide on Monday on an opposition motion of no-confidence in the prime minister and cabinet.Pandikar Amin said he would need a few days to consider the motion filed by opposition leader Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail.
"Let me think about this. I have not even read the contents of the motion yet."
Wan Azizah, accompanied by Pakatan Rakyat members, submitted the motion under standing order 18(1), which allows for a debate, but no vote to be taken.
For the motion to be allowed, it has to meet three criteria -- it must be urgent, specific and involve public interest.
In her motion, Wan Azizah called on the house to move a motion of no-confidence in Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his cabinet.
Ministers have said a vote could not be called due to the government's solid majority in the Dewan Rakyat.
When told that the motion would not result in a vote, Wan Azizah said the opposition was working within what was allowed by Parliament's standing orders.
"It is another step to highlight the problem being faced by the country. Things are getting worse, particularly for the poor and something has to be done about it," she said.
Pas secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaffar said the motion was part of the Pakatan Rakyat's continuing effort to exert pressure on the government within the context of parliamentary rules.
DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang said he hoped the motion would be allowed as it would gauge the government's state of preparedness.
"The people are now faced with several crises such as high fuel prices, increasing cost of food and basic necessities, eroding public confidence in the police, attorney-general and judiciary, and the increase in crime and corruption," Wan Azizah said.
She claimed the Barisan Nasional's victory in the election was achieved through manipulation of the Election Commission.
She also claimed that the BN MPs who stood up against "irresponsible" behaviour of the coalition's leadership were threatened and forced to keep quiet, leading to a crisis in confidence in Abdullah's leadership and his cabinet.
On June 23, the Dewan Rakyat had endorsed the government's policies against inflation in a division, easily defeating what was billed as a proxy vote of confidence in the leadership.
No-confidence notice filed
The Star (11/7/08): In an unprecedented move, the Opposition has submitted a notice to the Dewan Rakyat to debate on an emergency motion of no-confidence against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and his Cabinet.
Opposition Leader Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail filed the motion at the Speaker’s office at 3.45pm, accompanied by other Pakatan Rakyat leaders including PKR vice-president Azmin Ali, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang and PAS secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar.
Speaking to reporters later at the Parliament lobby, Dr Wan Azizah said she filed the emergency motion under Standing Orders 18 (1) and (2) because the situation in the country had “worsened”, especially for those in the poverty and low-income brackets.
“We have to discuss the matter because of what’s happening at the moment. We want to highlight the country’s politics, economics and the situation of the rakyat, particularly with the sudden increase in fuel prices.
Emergency motion: Dr Wan Azizah holding an envelope containing the notice to debate a motion of no-confidence as she and other Opposition MPs make their way to the Speaker’s office yesterday.
“We have met with the Speaker to explain our reasons and we will leave it to him to decide on whether to allow the motion,” she said, adding that the motion would also heighten the feeling that the country needed a change.
Dr Wan Azizah said the motion would also show voters what Pakatan Rakyat was doing for its voters under Parliamentary procedures.
“We are also speaking on behalf of the MPs on the other side who agree with us,” she said.
Previously PKR de facto adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had said that the Opposition would not seek a no-confidence vote against the PM.
If allowed by the Chair, the motion, which is filed under Standing Orders 18(1) and 18(2), will be heard and decided on Monday.
No vote will be taken as the motion would only be debated.
Opposition Leader Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail filed the motion at the Speaker’s office at 3.45pm, accompanied by other Pakatan Rakyat leaders including PKR vice-president Azmin Ali, DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang and PAS secretary-general Datuk Kamaruddin Jaafar.
Speaking to reporters later at the Parliament lobby, Dr Wan Azizah said she filed the emergency motion under Standing Orders 18 (1) and (2) because the situation in the country had “worsened”, especially for those in the poverty and low-income brackets.
“We have to discuss the matter because of what’s happening at the moment. We want to highlight the country’s politics, economics and the situation of the rakyat, particularly with the sudden increase in fuel prices.
Emergency motion: Dr Wan Azizah holding an envelope containing the notice to debate a motion of no-confidence as she and other Opposition MPs make their way to the Speaker’s office yesterday.
“We have met with the Speaker to explain our reasons and we will leave it to him to decide on whether to allow the motion,” she said, adding that the motion would also heighten the feeling that the country needed a change.
Dr Wan Azizah said the motion would also show voters what Pakatan Rakyat was doing for its voters under Parliamentary procedures.
“We are also speaking on behalf of the MPs on the other side who agree with us,” she said.
Previously PKR de facto adviser Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim had said that the Opposition would not seek a no-confidence vote against the PM.
If allowed by the Chair, the motion, which is filed under Standing Orders 18(1) and 18(2), will be heard and decided on Monday.
No vote will be taken as the motion would only be debated.
Thursday, July 10, 2008
The SAPP pointman clears the political minefield for the Pakatan Rakyat army to advance
NST (10/7/08): It is now diaphanously settled that when the Sabah Progressive Party – for all the inflation of its Lilliputian political ambitions – threatened to file a House motion of no-confidence against the Prime Minister on June 23, it surreptitiously acted as a “pointman”, a platoon scouting for the greater army sympathetic to the Sabahans’ anti-Federal grievances, assessing and testing the battleline ahead for landmines, ambushes and potential dangers lurking in the unseen shadows of the national political discord.
The months of Pakatan Rakyat’s teasing and cloying superseding the epiphanous March 8 Polling Day, that they will push the motion for a vote of no-confidence against Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi, has finally ascended, the all-important document submitted by the PR generalissimo to Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia at his Parliament House office at 3.30pm today.
It can be inferred that the SAPP had acted on behalf of Pakatan Rakyat, sauntering about the House and in Sabah with their trash talk that they have the means to file the motion themselves when in reality, they detonated political landmines scattered along the path while searching for the means and ways for PR to slide the motion of such disruptive nature into a genuine political debate instead of creeping about in the gutters of rumour, speculation and promise.
Of course, the Barisan Nasional, with its tremulous majority and a Speaker not known to be generous in allowing motions of such magnitude, will ensure that the motion will be defeated come Monday as soon as Opposition Leader Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail finishes her last utterance of her filing, on whatever grounds the Speaker wishes to adduce. The Pakatan Rakyat MPs will no doubt stand chagrined and mewl indignantly towards the Speaker for disallowing a debate on the motion which could lead to a demand for a careful count of hands.
It matters not if the motion filed under Standing Order 18 (1) and (2) can be converted into a main event of a heavyweight contest. Now that the Pakatan Rakyat has taken over battle strategy and operations, the minor tactic of deploying the SAPP is now concluded, the two-MP party nothing more than an irrelevant little fly on the wall. The real issue now is whether PR has succeeded in cajoling the shifty Sabahans into throwing their lot for the Opposition to trigger either a collapse in the BN Government or force the PM to call for a snap general election. Even that is a still a long shot.
MPs had barely survived the “skirt-chasing” incident where a female member of the Press became the news, censured for wearing a skirt deemed risqué, when word spread in the late morning that Dr Wan Azizah will file the motion. Once confirmed, Dr Wan Azizah, resplendent in a green outfit and flanked by the all-male senior chieftains of PKR, DAP and Pas, marched to the Speaker’s office and filed the motion, which reads: “That this honorable House assume a no confidence towards the leadership of the Prime Minister of Malaysia and his Cabinet in carrying out the nation’s administration due to the erosion of the people’s confidence towards the Government’s integrity.”
This time and unlike the SAPP’s insipid overture two weeks ago, this is not a David trying to sneak in a fortuitous slingshot towards Goliath’s head. This time, Goliath will meet his match and the mouth-watering prospects next week of a titanic altercation in the House is real while nationwide awe at such a heady development already reverberating.
In the Press conference minutes later, Dr Wan Azizah repeated the Opposition mantra on why they were hell-bent on filing the emergency motion even though the earlier prospect of such motion was, at best, teasing and cloying. But the way the PR chief characterised the motion was quirky: there is a motion of no confidence against the PM and his Cabinet but the PR is “not” seeking a voting in the process.
“We are not seeking a no-confidence vote,” her refrain went. “We are not hoping for a change in Government but to have our voices heard.” And why now and not, say, weeks before? “Because the situation in the country had worsened. This motion is simply to seek a change within the existing situation,'' she avouched, with half an eyeball acknowledging the immaculate timing of a groundswell of resentment that favoured PR.
At best, the reason for the no-voting process was simply the PR being disingenuous, knowing that a vote plays into the hands of the BN, with their natural 140-82 majority. Right after the March 8 polls, the Opposition scooped an unprecedented haul of 80 parliamentary seats and dented the BN’s two-thirds Parliamentary majority, if not its pride and ego.
From there, the idea of wresting the Federal Government from the BN and forming a brand new Federal powerhouse was a question of scrabbling the numbers of their own 82 against that 140, delicately deducting a disconcerting figure of 30-odd seats that Sabah BN was peddling as political poker ante if their Faustian demands for better Peninsular representation and big budget funding was as good as a Nigerian bank collateral caper.
Then the PM decided to call the Sabahans' bet and allocated huge development funds and other pledges, thus diffusing the PR’s strategy. Then came the debilitating fuel price hike bouncing against the slew of statutory declarations pounding on the BN leadership but alleviated by a sodomy charge against Anwar Ibrahim. However, the moral momentum seemed to pivot to the PR, which tapped a growing unrest in the populace, especially the working class with diminishing purchasing power and a big chunk of beef against the Government.
When Wan Azizah characterised the motion as another step in the Pakatan Rakyat effort to highlight the people’s problems and the motion was how the PR worked within what was allowed by the Parliament's standing orders, she revealed a PR gameplan for the ultimate powerplay. "The people are now faced with several major crises such as high fuel prices, increasing cost of food and basic necessities, eroding public confidence in the police, attorney general and the judiciary, and the increase in crime and corruption," she revealed.
Then came her nominal slash and burn of alleged BN improprieties – polls won through manipulation, backing out of its election manifesto of not increasing fuel prices and brushing aside the five PR states as “stepchildren”, threats against BN MPs who criticised "irresponsible" behaviour of the coalition's leadership. That the PR is using the motion within the realm of democracy, as admitted by Dr Wan Azizah, is another indulgent move in the bigger scheme of things, the people’s suffering a convenient prop in the PR’s “movie-making” endeavour.
If you were a betting person, you could distinguish the filing of the motion today as another ante upped in a long-running political poker game, the table money mountainous. Nevertheless, the crucial stakes on the table are very deceiving: Pakatan Rakyat may be holding the best hand but they may not necessarily win everything. The house of BN still looks to possess the toughest “poker face” and the ballsiest nerve to counter with a bigger bet that could either regain its losses…or break the bank.
The months of Pakatan Rakyat’s teasing and cloying superseding the epiphanous March 8 Polling Day, that they will push the motion for a vote of no-confidence against Datuk Seri Abdullah Badawi, has finally ascended, the all-important document submitted by the PR generalissimo to Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia at his Parliament House office at 3.30pm today.
It can be inferred that the SAPP had acted on behalf of Pakatan Rakyat, sauntering about the House and in Sabah with their trash talk that they have the means to file the motion themselves when in reality, they detonated political landmines scattered along the path while searching for the means and ways for PR to slide the motion of such disruptive nature into a genuine political debate instead of creeping about in the gutters of rumour, speculation and promise.
Of course, the Barisan Nasional, with its tremulous majority and a Speaker not known to be generous in allowing motions of such magnitude, will ensure that the motion will be defeated come Monday as soon as Opposition Leader Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Ismail finishes her last utterance of her filing, on whatever grounds the Speaker wishes to adduce. The Pakatan Rakyat MPs will no doubt stand chagrined and mewl indignantly towards the Speaker for disallowing a debate on the motion which could lead to a demand for a careful count of hands.
It matters not if the motion filed under Standing Order 18 (1) and (2) can be converted into a main event of a heavyweight contest. Now that the Pakatan Rakyat has taken over battle strategy and operations, the minor tactic of deploying the SAPP is now concluded, the two-MP party nothing more than an irrelevant little fly on the wall. The real issue now is whether PR has succeeded in cajoling the shifty Sabahans into throwing their lot for the Opposition to trigger either a collapse in the BN Government or force the PM to call for a snap general election. Even that is a still a long shot.
MPs had barely survived the “skirt-chasing” incident where a female member of the Press became the news, censured for wearing a skirt deemed risqué, when word spread in the late morning that Dr Wan Azizah will file the motion. Once confirmed, Dr Wan Azizah, resplendent in a green outfit and flanked by the all-male senior chieftains of PKR, DAP and Pas, marched to the Speaker’s office and filed the motion, which reads: “That this honorable House assume a no confidence towards the leadership of the Prime Minister of Malaysia and his Cabinet in carrying out the nation’s administration due to the erosion of the people’s confidence towards the Government’s integrity.”
This time and unlike the SAPP’s insipid overture two weeks ago, this is not a David trying to sneak in a fortuitous slingshot towards Goliath’s head. This time, Goliath will meet his match and the mouth-watering prospects next week of a titanic altercation in the House is real while nationwide awe at such a heady development already reverberating.
In the Press conference minutes later, Dr Wan Azizah repeated the Opposition mantra on why they were hell-bent on filing the emergency motion even though the earlier prospect of such motion was, at best, teasing and cloying. But the way the PR chief characterised the motion was quirky: there is a motion of no confidence against the PM and his Cabinet but the PR is “not” seeking a voting in the process.
“We are not seeking a no-confidence vote,” her refrain went. “We are not hoping for a change in Government but to have our voices heard.” And why now and not, say, weeks before? “Because the situation in the country had worsened. This motion is simply to seek a change within the existing situation,'' she avouched, with half an eyeball acknowledging the immaculate timing of a groundswell of resentment that favoured PR.
At best, the reason for the no-voting process was simply the PR being disingenuous, knowing that a vote plays into the hands of the BN, with their natural 140-82 majority. Right after the March 8 polls, the Opposition scooped an unprecedented haul of 80 parliamentary seats and dented the BN’s two-thirds Parliamentary majority, if not its pride and ego.
From there, the idea of wresting the Federal Government from the BN and forming a brand new Federal powerhouse was a question of scrabbling the numbers of their own 82 against that 140, delicately deducting a disconcerting figure of 30-odd seats that Sabah BN was peddling as political poker ante if their Faustian demands for better Peninsular representation and big budget funding was as good as a Nigerian bank collateral caper.
Then the PM decided to call the Sabahans' bet and allocated huge development funds and other pledges, thus diffusing the PR’s strategy. Then came the debilitating fuel price hike bouncing against the slew of statutory declarations pounding on the BN leadership but alleviated by a sodomy charge against Anwar Ibrahim. However, the moral momentum seemed to pivot to the PR, which tapped a growing unrest in the populace, especially the working class with diminishing purchasing power and a big chunk of beef against the Government.
When Wan Azizah characterised the motion as another step in the Pakatan Rakyat effort to highlight the people’s problems and the motion was how the PR worked within what was allowed by the Parliament's standing orders, she revealed a PR gameplan for the ultimate powerplay. "The people are now faced with several major crises such as high fuel prices, increasing cost of food and basic necessities, eroding public confidence in the police, attorney general and the judiciary, and the increase in crime and corruption," she revealed.
Then came her nominal slash and burn of alleged BN improprieties – polls won through manipulation, backing out of its election manifesto of not increasing fuel prices and brushing aside the five PR states as “stepchildren”, threats against BN MPs who criticised "irresponsible" behaviour of the coalition's leadership. That the PR is using the motion within the realm of democracy, as admitted by Dr Wan Azizah, is another indulgent move in the bigger scheme of things, the people’s suffering a convenient prop in the PR’s “movie-making” endeavour.
If you were a betting person, you could distinguish the filing of the motion today as another ante upped in a long-running political poker game, the table money mountainous. Nevertheless, the crucial stakes on the table are very deceiving: Pakatan Rakyat may be holding the best hand but they may not necessarily win everything. The house of BN still looks to possess the toughest “poker face” and the ballsiest nerve to counter with a bigger bet that could either regain its losses…or break the bank.
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.
Opposition file motion of no-confidence on PM
Bernama (10/7/08): The opposition Thursday handed a motion of no-confidence on the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia at his office at Parliament House, here.
The motion was handed over by Opposition Leader Datin Seri Wan Azizah Ismail together with 14 Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition parties representing the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), PAS and DAP.
When met by reporters after handing over the motion, Wan Azizah, who is also PKR president, said the motion was under Standing Order 18 (1) and (2) which reads "That the august House takes a resolution of no-confidence in the leadership of the YAB Malaysian Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers in the governance of the country because of the erosion of public confidence in the integrity of the government."
Wan Azizah said the motion was filed following the move by the government to raise the price of fuel recently although the government had promised before the 12th general election that it would not do so.
She said this had resulted in a crisis of confidence in the Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers.
"The people are facing major crises such as the escalation in the prices of fuel, food and essential goods, as well as the increasing erosion of people's confidence in the police, Attorney-General and the judiciary as well as the rising crime rate," he said.
Wan Azizah hoped the motion would be accepted and debated by the Members of Parliament.
Meanwhile, Pandikar Amin said he would study the motion before deciding whether to accept or reject it.
"I have two or three days to study the motion and will announce my decision on Monday," he said.
The motion was handed over by Opposition Leader Datin Seri Wan Azizah Ismail together with 14 Members of Parliament (MPs) from the opposition parties representing the Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR), PAS and DAP.
When met by reporters after handing over the motion, Wan Azizah, who is also PKR president, said the motion was under Standing Order 18 (1) and (2) which reads "That the august House takes a resolution of no-confidence in the leadership of the YAB Malaysian Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers in the governance of the country because of the erosion of public confidence in the integrity of the government."
Wan Azizah said the motion was filed following the move by the government to raise the price of fuel recently although the government had promised before the 12th general election that it would not do so.
She said this had resulted in a crisis of confidence in the Prime Minister and his cabinet ministers.
"The people are facing major crises such as the escalation in the prices of fuel, food and essential goods, as well as the increasing erosion of people's confidence in the police, Attorney-General and the judiciary as well as the rising crime rate," he said.
Wan Azizah hoped the motion would be accepted and debated by the Members of Parliament.
Meanwhile, Pandikar Amin said he would study the motion before deciding whether to accept or reject it.
"I have two or three days to study the motion and will announce my decision on Monday," he said.
Monday, June 30, 2008
Shabery: SAPP members shouldn't follow Yong
Daily Express (24/6/08): Sabah Progressive Party (SAPP) Members of Parliament (MPs) were voted in on the Barisan Nasional (BN) ticket in the March 8 election and as such should be more responsible and uphold BN discipline, said Information Minister Datuk Ahmad Shabery Cheek.
He said it was not the BN way to question its leadership.
"Like in a family, it is not right for a member to talk bad about the family to outsiders, what more to cooperate with enemies of the family just because they promised better things.
"If the SAPP MPs feel they need to serve the people, they have no other choice but to remain in BN. They must take a different path from their own leader, who has gone against the BN top leadership," he told reporters at Parliament lobby, Monday.
Ahmad Shabery, who is also Kemaman MP, said SAPP MPs must make a stand whether to accept their leader's action or respect the wishes of the people for them to serve under BN.
SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee recently announced that the party had lost confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and that its two MPs, Datuk Eric Majimbum (Sepanggar) and Datuk Dr Chua Soon Bui (Tawau), would support a motion of no-confidence against Abdullah in Parliament.
However, when asked about the presence of the two MPs in Parliament, Ahmad Shabery said: "I have yet to see them."
Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar had said to date, the Speaker's office had yet to receive any notification about a motion of no-confidence against the Prime Minister.
Meanwhile, the passage of a motion on the increase in the price of fuel and other goods in the Dewan Rakyat Monday, is a reflection of the strong support by Barisan Nasional (BN) members towards the leadership of Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the Government.
Shabery said the motion, which was passed through block voting - with 129 members voted for and 78 against - was a very important motion and could be regarded as a vote of confidence on the Government and the PM.
"We are grateful as majority of members of the House supported the motion. This does not mean the Government don't care for the people because if this motion is not approved, the Government will bear huge costs and may run into debt.
"This shows that BN is still strong and solid and will remain so until the next election."
Commenting on proposal by PAS MP for Shah Alam, Khalid Abd Samad, that tender be opened to foreign oil exploration companies, Ahmad Shabery said it was an unpatriotic proposal.
Meanwhile Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abd Samad, when met by reporters, said Petronas was still the oil company which had contributed immensely to the country's revenue.
He said the tabling of the motion was to give the chance to the Dewan Rakyat to garner support from the opposition members to come together and tackle whatever challenges facing the country.
He said it was not the BN way to question its leadership.
"Like in a family, it is not right for a member to talk bad about the family to outsiders, what more to cooperate with enemies of the family just because they promised better things.
"If the SAPP MPs feel they need to serve the people, they have no other choice but to remain in BN. They must take a different path from their own leader, who has gone against the BN top leadership," he told reporters at Parliament lobby, Monday.
Ahmad Shabery, who is also Kemaman MP, said SAPP MPs must make a stand whether to accept their leader's action or respect the wishes of the people for them to serve under BN.
SAPP President Datuk Yong Teck Lee recently announced that the party had lost confidence in the leadership of Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and that its two MPs, Datuk Eric Majimbum (Sepanggar) and Datuk Dr Chua Soon Bui (Tawau), would support a motion of no-confidence against Abdullah in Parliament.
However, when asked about the presence of the two MPs in Parliament, Ahmad Shabery said: "I have yet to see them."
Dewan Rakyat Deputy Speaker Datuk Dr. Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar had said to date, the Speaker's office had yet to receive any notification about a motion of no-confidence against the Prime Minister.
Meanwhile, the passage of a motion on the increase in the price of fuel and other goods in the Dewan Rakyat Monday, is a reflection of the strong support by Barisan Nasional (BN) members towards the leadership of Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi and the Government.
Shabery said the motion, which was passed through block voting - with 129 members voted for and 78 against - was a very important motion and could be regarded as a vote of confidence on the Government and the PM.
"We are grateful as majority of members of the House supported the motion. This does not mean the Government don't care for the people because if this motion is not approved, the Government will bear huge costs and may run into debt.
"This shows that BN is still strong and solid and will remain so until the next election."
Commenting on proposal by PAS MP for Shah Alam, Khalid Abd Samad, that tender be opened to foreign oil exploration companies, Ahmad Shabery said it was an unpatriotic proposal.
Meanwhile Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Minister Datuk Shahrir Abd Samad, when met by reporters, said Petronas was still the oil company which had contributed immensely to the country's revenue.
He said the tabling of the motion was to give the chance to the Dewan Rakyat to garner support from the opposition members to come together and tackle whatever challenges facing the country.
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