Razaleigh Urges Rulers To Reject Proposal By Illegitimate Pm

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The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is expected to seek a consultation with fellow Rulers about proposals by the Cabinet.PETALING JAYA: Umno veteran Tengku Razaleigh Hamzah has urged the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and the Malay Rulers not to entertain any request from Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin for a declaration of a state of emergency.
Such a request would be “an illegitimate request and based on flimsy excuses”, he said today.
Tengku Razaleigh, the longest-serving member of the Dewan Rakyat, also described Muhyiddin as no longer having any legitimacy to be prime minister by having refused to submit himself to a vote of no confidence in the Dewan Rakyat.
“I also have information to suggest that the prime minister does not command a simple majority of the members of the Dewan Rakyat. Otherwise, why is he afraid to submit himself to a vote of no confidence?” he said.
Razaleigh is one of several MPs to have submitted a no-confidence motion against Muhyiddin to the Speaker of the house.
He said it would be wrong in principle for Muhyiddin to seek a declaration of a state of emergency, presumably to protect his own position.
“An illegitimate prime minister is in no moral position to seek a declaration which may grant him far-reaching powers without any accountability and the checks and balances,” Razaleigh said.
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong is reported to be seeking a consultation with his fellow Rulers on proposals submitted by the prime minister after a special Cabinet meeting on Friday.
No details have emerged about the proposals. However, there has been widespread speculation that a state of emergency or partial emergency was among the matters brought to the King. Other matters are believed to have included the 2021 Budget, which is to be brought to Parliament on Nov 6. - FMT

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