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Monday, 12 May 2008 08:16am |
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PASIR MAS: Datuk Paduka Ibrahim Ali questions why Malay members of Parliament
from opposition parties are silent over the issue of Malay supremacy and the
statement by Karpal Singh allegedly questioning the powers of the Perak Sultan.
However, DAP life adviser Dr Chen Man Hin sprang to Karpal Singh's defence,
saying he was right in making his statement.
“The Malay MPs from PKR and DAP are silent when these issues are raised in
Parliament,” claimed Ibrahim.
“Are they afraid to deal with it? Are they in cahoots since they are part of the
Pakatan Rakyat alliance?” asked the independent MP from Pasir Mas.
He said the pin-drop silence from PKR and DAP had created suspicions.
“At least to a certain degree, senior leaders in PAS, such as Mentri Besar Datuk
Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, have presented their views,” he said.
Ibrahim felt that many MPs from the Opposition had gone overboard in questioning
the sovereignty of the Malay rulers, and that they had not been duly reprimanded
by their Malay leaders.
In light of the political developments, the Internal Security Act was needed to
deter anarchy in the country, he added.
Dr Chen said it was legally correct for Bukit Gelugor MP Karpal Singh to say
that the appointments in the state civil service are under the jurisdiction of
the respective Mentris Besar and executive committees.
He said that since Karpal Singh had also said the full jurisdiction over
religious and Malay custom matters was under the state ruler, he had not been
disrespectful to the Perak Sultan.
“All the claims that Karpal Singh was disloyal are baseless and is the work of
Umno plotting together with a few civil servants.
“It is an open secret that the civil service heads in Perak have been
uncooperative and defiant of the state government,” Dr Chen said.
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YA Dato' Ian Chin's Notes of Proceedings
When the MPs are quiet, they are questioned.
When the MPs are noisy, they are also rebuked.
The best is for you to point you own fingers only at yourself, Datuk Paduka Ibrahim Ali. In this manner, there will be more peace. The elections are already over. We citizens are now giving marks/points to the 'peacemakers'. The instigators will be punished by God.
Thank you.
Tan Peek Guat