OPPOSITION leader Anwar Ibrahim filed a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin today.

Muhyiddin should be sacked as prime minister for going against the Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s instructions, the Port Dickson MP said in an online press conference from Parliament today.

“If he has any integrity left, he should resign as he dare not face Parliament,” he added.

Anwar’s office said the motion was handed to speaker Azhar Azizan Harun at 3pm.

His press conference came after deputy speaker Mohd Rashid Hasnon postponed the Dewan Rakyat sitting to 5.15pm, citing concerns of Covid-19 infections at the Parliament involving its staff.

All MPs and their staff were asked to undergo screenings immediately, with Parliament quarantined.

This is the fourth time the Parliament was postponed today after a ruckus in Dewan Rakyat following the Agong’s statement rebutting de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan’s emergency revocation.

Apart from calling for the resignation of Muhyiddin, Anwar also urged Takiyuddin to relinquish his post following the statement from the palace.

“Takiyuddin must also resign after he was caught deceiving the Parliament, using the king’s name for justification,” he told reporters.

Commenting on the two Covid-19 cases in the Parliament, the Port Dickson MP branded the move as a trick to delay the sitting.

“Perikatan Nasional knows it has lost the confidence of the majority of the MPs. This Covid-19 test is to delay us from the no confidence vote.

“The speaker received my motion and soon after, there is a claim of positive Covid-19. This is their trick and for that the speaker must resign,” said Anwar.

Rashid told the House that proceedings had to be adjourned till 5.15pm following a directive from Health Director-General Dr Noor Hisham Abdullah that there were two positive Covid-19 cases in Parliament.

He said the first case was a worker who was in Parliament from Monday till Wednesday while the second case was detected today through a saliva RTK test. – July 29, 2021.