What prompts him to defend the Perikatan Nasional government?
| The position of Parliament under our Federal Constitution is very clear. It consists of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the Dewan Negara and the Dewan Rakyat .
The purpose of this provision is clearly administrative in nature and does not take away the powers of the Agong to summon Parliament to sit as provided under the Federal Constitution. The intention of Standing Order 11 is to facilitate the smooth running of Parliament sittings and to enable the cabinet/executive to prepare themselves to come to Parliament to be answerable to Parliament as is provided under Article 43 of the Federal Constitution.
This is consistent with the concept of democracy where the voice of the people is supreme and the people are represented by the Members of Parliament they have elected to the Dewan Rakyat. Article 43 of the Federal Constitution makes it plain and clear, the cabinet is collectively responsible to Parliament.
Article 150 does not envisage itself having the power to suspend Parliament so any legislation made thereunder cannot be conferred such powers. Section 14 of the Emergency Ordinance 2021 is madeThis position is supported by the fact that Article 150 clearly provides that during the proclamation of emergency, both houses of Parliament may sit. This position was also taken by the Agong in his media statement on Feb 24.
He selectively interpreted the law and said he had no power to fix the agenda of the Dewan Rakyat sitting thus giving the executive full power to determine the agenda of the Dewan Rakyat.
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