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Dewan Rakyat set to vote on anti-party hopping bill today

Debate for proposed law expected to wind up at 2.30pm

Updated 4 years ago · Published on 28 Jul 2022 9:34AM

Dewan Rakyat set to vote on anti-party hopping bill today
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar is expected to wind up the debate on the bill at 2.30pm before it will be voted on, requiring a two-thirds majority to be passed. – Bernama pic, July 28, 2022

KUALA LUMPUR – The Dewan Rakyat meeting today is expected to see the winding up of the debate and a vote on the Constitutional (Amendment) Bill (No. 3) 2022 on Provisions Preventing Members of Parliament from Switching Parties.

Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar is expected to wind up the debate on the bill at 2.30pm.

The bill needs a two-thirds majority support to be approved in the Dewan Rakyat.

According to the Order Paper on Parliament’s official website, the debate on the bill will continue for a second day after the question-and-answer session.

A total of 41 MPs took part in the debate yesterday.

At the Ministers’ Question Time session, Datuk Hasan Bahrom (Tampin-PH) will pose a question on the Orang Asli Development Plan to the rural development minister.

During the question-and-answer session, Beaufort MP Datuk Seri Azizah Mohd Dun will ask the home minister for statistics by state on unlicensed money lending cases, like those involving illegal moneylenders, scammers and online gambling in the country.

Also listed is a question by Hassan Abdul Karim (Pasir Gudang-PH) to the domestic trade and consumer affairs minister on the steps taken by the ministry to ensure supplies of chicken and chicken eggs remain uninterrupted and affordable to the public.

Apart from this, the issue of Covid-19 vaccine will be raised by Bachok MP Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz, who will ask the health minister to state the number of children who have yet to be vaccinated and the government’s initiatives to ensure all children will get vaccinated.

The current Dewan Rakyat meeting will last for 12 days until August 4. – Bernama, July 28, 2022

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