PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan MPs claim there has been a ‘no show’ of the opposition MPs in the Dewan Rakyat for the ongoing debate on the 2021 Auditor-General’s Report.
According to Free Malaysia Today (FMT), at 2.45pm, Dewan Rakyat deputy speaker Alice Lau said no opposition MPs were present during today’s (June 6) parliament session.
Bentong MP, Young Syefura Othman said as of 2.51 pm, the opposition benches were still empty.
Perikatan Nasional (PN) MPs had prior to this said that a debate on the report was not warranted as it fell under the purview of the Public Accounts Committee (PAC).
Jerantut MP, Khairil Nizam Khirudin said the opposition did not wish to participate in the ongoing debate and had denied claims that they were boycotting proceedings.
He was reported to have said that PN already agreed with the contents of the report, hence there was no need for the matter to be debated in parliament.