Padang Rengas MP Datuk Seri Nazri Aziz is pictured at Parliament in Kuala Lumpur July 20, 2020. — Picture by Yusof Mat Isa
During his debate of the Royal Address today, the Padang Rengas MP pointed out that this could easily be the solution against political party hopping and could stop political corruption at the same time. “If we contest using the party’s symbol, it is the party that wins the seat. For example, if Barisan Nasional wins Padang Rengas, it is a BN victory, not mine. I’m not contesting as an individual. So, BN will then say that our MP for Padang Rengas is Nazri Aziz.
In a rare display of bipartisanship in the Dewan Rakyat, the veteran government backbencher was supported by Kota Raja opposition lawmaker Mohamad Sabu who called the proposal a sensible one.
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