Zaliha pans walkout ‘stunt’, says PN not serious about TH report
PKR veep says the Dewan Rakyat is the platform PN should be using if it's serious about defending the interests of Muslims.
PKR vice-president Dr Zaliha Mustafa has dismissed the walkout by Perikatan Nasional (PN) MPs during the special Dewan Rakyat sitting as a stunt. She claimed that the walkout demonstrated PN's lack of sincerity in debating the Tabung Haji (TH) royal commission of inquiry (RCI) report, despite their assertion of defending Islam and the interests of Muslims in the country.
Dr Zaliha's comments came after the walkout occurred when Parliament opened its doors for questioning, challenging, refuting, and debating the RCI's findings. She urged PN to stand in the Dewan and argue with facts if they disagreed with the RCI's findings, question government decisions, or defend parties they wished to support.
Dr Zaliha pointed out that debating a report concerning the management of TH depositors funds was a significant matter and not an appropriate time for political stunts. She emphasized that the opposition coalition should not discuss transparency, trust, Islam, and Muslim interests outside the Dewan and then walk out when faced with the facts in the Dewan.
PN secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan led the walkout after Speaker Johari Abdul rejected PN's request to postpone proceedings, as Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim was recovering from surgery and could not attend.
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