KUALA LUMPUR, April 11 (Bernama) -- The government’s step in tabling the proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution, to enable a new law prohibiting members of Parliament (MPs) from switching parties to be enacted, has been described as a historic day and demonstrates its commitment to address elected representatives’ irresponsible actions which affect the country’s political stability.
A majority of MPs who debated the Constitution (Amendment) (No.3) Bill 2022, in the Dewan Rakyat today, welcomed the initiative taken by the government, led by Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, to address the issue of party hopping.
Anthony Loke (PH-Seremban) said that the matter had been fought for a long time but the previous government did not see the need to enact the law, thus showing that the government today was committed to implementing the memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed by the government and PH.
“I feel that today is a historic day. The start of today’s process is the result of an understanding of the government’s MoU with PH (Pakatan Harapan).
“During the previous Barisan Nasional (BN) government administration, it had not seen any need to enact this law until now. This law is important and necessary,” he said when debating the bill. — Bernama
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