KANGAR – Thirteen members of the Perlis assembly who attended the fifth session of the state assembly unanimously agreed to the amendment of the Perlis constitution to enable an Anti-Party Hopping Enactment to be implemented in the state.
The motion for the amendment was brought by Datuk Seri Azlan Man (Bintong-BN) and was seconded by Asmaiza Ahmad (Chuping-BN) .
The amendment of the Perlis constitution to include Article 50A prohibiting assemblymen in the state from changing parties was debated by all 13 assemblymen present.
It was supported by all 13 assemblymen consisting of eight Barisan Nasional representatives and five opposition assemblymen, while two other assemblymen, namely Teh Chai Aan (Titi Tinggi-BN) and Mohd Shukri Ramli (Sanglang-PAS) were absent.
The two assemblymen had received the permission of Perlis Speaker Datuk Hamdan Bahari.
Meanwhile, Azlan, who is also the Perlis menteri besar, said the motion had received 100% support from all the assemblymen present.
“This means that this bill was approved without opposition from the 13 assemblymen present,” he said after the state assembly meeting here today.
Azlan said the next process will be carried out to enable the Anti-Party Hopping Act to be enforced in the state.
“We will get the consent of Raja of Perlis Tuanku Syed Sirajuddin Putra Jamalullail to enable the bill to be adopted and subsequently gazetted so that it can be enforced,” he said. – Bernama, October 13, 2022
