Dewan Rakyat Situation after PN took over.

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Malaysian netizens on Twitter, Facebook and other social media are taking more interest in the parliamentary sittings since it was scheduled on July 13th. After the second sitting since PN took over Putrajaya in March, the word 'circus' and 'zoo' has been thrown around alot by netizens, referring to our parliament. Even the newly appointed speaker of the Dewan Rakyat, Azhar Azizan Harun, mentioned to the press that it is not a zoo but a place of discussion with discipline and respect.

Before the new speaker took his podium however, it seemed like everyone wanted a piece of the action today, with the government featuring Baling MP Abdul Azeez Abdul Rahim, Arau MP Shahidan Kassim, Pasir Salak MP Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, Padang Rengas MP Nazri Aziz, and Tanjong Karang MP Noh Omar all jumping in to rebut former prime minister and Langkawi MP, Dr Mahathir on his point about the unprecedented motion to remove a speaker by the whims and fancies of the Executive. Even Muar MP, Syed Saddiq was chastised as grandson, referring to his youth hindering him from being taken seriously.

The announcement of the Parliamentary Select Committee (PSC), which has the power to nominate MPs into select committees was passed with no voting at all. The discussion was soon derailed when Baling MP slewed a racist and sexist remarks towards Batu Kawan MP when she questioned about female representation in the PSC. One could even argue that it was a bait to derail the entire debate and the opposition bench lapped it up with reckless abandon.


Perhaps, the silver lining in today’s drama was that we were lucky enough to get a glimpse of what a proper Dewan Rakyat looks like, when the Kota Bharu MP and Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo, both legally trained and qualified, brought on a professional exchange on points of law during the debate on the motion to vacate the speaker’s post.

 By Safwan Kasim
- Assignment 2

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