3 DAP MPs suspended 10 days for asking Pandikar to quit

Asila Jalil Asila Jalil Updated 8 years ago · Published on 26 Mar 2018 1:04PM · 3 Comments

Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Ronald Kiandee suspended the MPs of Beruas, Taiping and Batu Gajah for 10 days. – parlimen.gov.my pic, March 26, 2018.

THREE DAP MPs were suspended for 10 days today following their calls for Dewan Rakyat speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia to resign.

The suspension of Nga Kor Ming (DAP-Taiping), V. Sivakumar (DAP-Batu Gajah) and Ngeh Koo Ham (DAP- Beruas) was announced by deputy speaker Ronald Kiandee, who said their calls for Pandikar to resign were an insult to the Dewan Rakyat.

“I am ordering Beruas, Taiping and Batu Gajah to exit the meeting council for 10 days starting today,” he said.

According to Kiandee, the order was made following the motion regarding the seizure of Equanimity, which was tied to businessman Jho Low, and questions regarding 1Malaysia Development Bhd (1MDB).

“It was a kind of insult to the honorable Dewan and had also smeared the Dewan Rakyat’s good name.

“Taiping, Beruas and Batu Gajah had made an irrelevant statement to the media and refused to apologise openly pursuant to the standing order,” said Kiandee.

Sivakumar said they were adamant on getting answers on 1MDB as many have asked about it.

“The issue has been going on for years. A lot of questions had been asked. Each time a question is asked, it gets rejected by the speaker.

“If you are under pressure, you should resign. Do not keep using the same way to avoid issues on 1MDB in the Dewan,” Sivakumar told reporters at the media room today.

Earlier this month, the motion brought forward by Alor Setar MP Gooi Hsiao Leung, whom had requested for Prime Minister Najib Razak to explain why the government did not claim the luxurious yacht Equanimity, was rejected under standing order 18(7)(c).

The RM1 billion yacht, owned by Low Taek Jho, was seized by Indonesian authorities on February 28.

The three DAP MPs then called on Pandikar to resign after he rejected motions to discuss the seizure. – March 26, 2018.

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  • It is not just the three MPs who want the incompetent fool to quit but the Rakyat as whole will be demanding that too.

    Posted 8 years ago by Lee Lee · Reply

    • dont speak for the entire rakyat, dumbarse.... i am part of the rakyat too and i wont let a dumbarse like you speak for me even if you are right because thats how much i detest dumbarse like you...if you want it just say you want it dumbarse, dont say everybody is with you...dumbarses like you should count yourself lucky that you are too dumb for anybody to even be against you ....

      Posted 8 years ago by Nehru Sathiamoorthy · Reply

  • How is an insult to ask the the speaker to resign ? I am sure to ask for the speakers resignation is allowed by the house rules ? Did they call the speaker a dumbarse, like i called lee lee a dumbarse, coz that is definately be an insult . Did they throw rotten egg at the speaker , coz that is definitely an insult . But if they just asked for the speaker to resign, how is that an insult ? Either their motion carries or their motion is lost, but where does the matter of insult come into this equation ?

    Posted 8 years ago by Nehru Sathiamoorthy · Reply