IPOH – The state government will seek an audience with Sultan of Perak Sultan Nazrin Muizzuddin Shah to present him with the proposed date and obtain his consent for the state assembly to reconvene.
Perak Speaker Datuk Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid said Menteri Besar Datuk Saarani Mohamad will seek an audience with the ruler this week, to brief him on the proposed date for the state assembly sitting.
“I understand that this week the menteri besar will seek an audience with the sultan to present him with the proposed date to hold the state assembly.
“Once we obtain the consent from Tuanku, only then we will issue a notice to call for the sitting.”
Zahir had previously said the Perak Legislative Assembly should reconvene no later than this month, after the last sitting was held in December last year during the presentation of the state budget 2021.
On June 16, Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah expressed his view that Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible to allow the emergency ordinances and National Recovery Plan to be debated by members of the Dewan Rakyat.
Keeper of the Ruler’s Seal Tan Sri Syed Danial Syed Ahmad had in a statement said the rulers also agree that state assemblies should be allowed to reconvene as soon as possible.
On June 18, the Selangor, Negri Sembilan and Sabah governments announced that they will seek the consent of their respective state rulers for the state assemblies to sit, and in Perlis, the state assembly is scheduled to reconvene for three days from August 24.
On June 19, it was reported that the Melaka Legislative Assembly will reconvene no later than the middle of next month, once the actual date is gazetted.
However, Kedah Menteri Besar Muhammad Sanusi Md Nor yesterday said the state has yet to plan to let the state assembly sit, and will hold it only after Parliament reconvenes as it is still bound by the emergency ordinance.
The Kelantan assembly will also reconvene only after Parliament announces the date of its session. – Bernama, June 21, 2021
