KUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today downplayed his controversial remarks on meeting the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, saying that it is common for MPs to...
Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today downplayed his controversial remarks on meeting the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, saying that it is common for MPs to arrange a meeting to discuss issues. — Picture by Miera ZulyanaKUALA LUMPUR, March 10 — Communications Minister Fahmi Fadzil today downplayed his controversial remarks on meeting the Dewan Rakyat Speaker, saying that it is common for MPs to arrange a meeting to discuss issues.
“Even the Opposition Leader and Leader of the House will meet the Speaker from time to time, even the backbenchers can if they want to. The reason for this is so we can swap ideas, share knowledge and discuss important matters, this was what I meant.He compared this to Perikatan Nasional’s Teluk Gelugor MP Datuk Wan Saiful Wan Jan, who had given his apology to the Speaker over a recent matter.
“The speaker clearly stated too that he had met him and had a meeting with him. So this was what I meant, meeting a Speaker is a norm,” he added.Yesterday, Fahmi came under fire after he said on Friday that the Cabinet has agreed to contact Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Johari Abdul over some allegations made by Opposition MPs during the debate on the Motion of Thanks for the Royal Address that could mislead the House.
The former deputy law and institutional reform minister such matters were the sole purview of Parliament, which already has Standing Orders with which the Speaker could penalise offenders.
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