What Majority Hold Sitting Now To Prove It Dr M Dares Muhyiddin

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Dr Mahathir Mohamad said Muhyiddin Yassin previously had a majority of two but with 12 Umno MPs withdrawing support, he could not possibly have a majority. (Bernama pic)PETALING JAYA: Dr Mahathir Mohamad, insisting that Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin has lost his majority, has joined the chorus of voices demanding that the Dewan Rakyat sitting be held immediately.
In an online press conference, the Pejuang chairman said Muhyiddin did not have majority support yet “wants to continue to be the prime minister”.
Mahathir asked how Muhyiddin could still have a majority when 12 Umno MPs had withdrawn support for him.
“Previously, we knew he had a majority of two. Now, 12 have withdrawn. But he (Muhyiddin) says he still has the majority,” Mahathir added.
The former prime minister said Muhyiddin should either resign immediately or have a parliamentary sitting to determine his majority.
He said the voting could be carried out through a hybrid sitting.
Asked if he would support an Umno MP for prime minister if Muhyiddin falls, Mahathir said that should be determined in Parliament.
Asked who Pejuang would support if no party had the majority to form a government, he said the rakyat should be the ones to choose but as general elections could not be held due to Covid-19, it would then depend on the King.
He said Pejuang would support the person who was backed by the majority of MPs.
Mahathir’s recovery council meeting
Meanwhile, Mahathir said the first meeting of a pandemic recovery council established by Pejuang was held today with health experts and health director-general Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah attending.
Mahathir said that even though the council was not recognised by the government, he would submit the proposals and suggestions to the relevant ministries and the prime minister so that action could be taken to control the surge in Covid-19 numbers.
Today, a record number of 20,596 cases were reported.
Among the suggestions put forward during the meeting attended by 18 individuals was to make people understand the reason why SOPs were needed.
“Our idea is that we should properly explain to the people why they must follow SOPs, or they or their loved ones may die,” he said.
Other suggestions include abolishing fees for Covid-19 tests, reducing red tape in vaccination registration and ensuring everyone had food during the lockdown.
The council also suggested ways to increase the vaccination rate from 500,000 a day and the possibility of having temporary hospitals in place for those infected. This, he said, would reduce “brought-in-dead” cases.
In the past, he said, he had suggested that mobile units, with a medical team of four to five, should go to rural areas to vaccinate people. - FMT

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