Malaysian PM Mahathir to nominate opposition MP to lead parliamentary oversight committee

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KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will on Thursday (Apr 4) table a motion in parliament to change the chairman of the bipartisan ...

KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Mahathir Mohamad will on Thursday table a motion in parliament to change the chairman of the bipartisan Public Accounts Committee , replacing a lawmaker from his party with another from the opposition bloc.

The motion to replace Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia’s Ronald Kiandee with Barisan Nasional’s Noraini Ahmad came after an outcry from both parliamentarians and members of the public.The prime minister’s insistence for Mr Kiandee to lead the committee ran counter to a campaign pledge by the Pakatan Harapan that the PAC will be led by an opposition lawmaker.There are 12 PAC members – eight from PH, two from BN, and one each from Parti Islam Se-Malaysia and Parti Pesaka Bumiputera Bersatu.

In an interview with the Straits Times, she referred to Dr Mahathir as a former dictator and said she was “heartbroken” by PH’s slow delivery of its campaign promises.Mr Azmin tweeted: “This country needs doers who are prepared to tough it out all the way, not cry babies.”He added that Ms Nurul Izzah’s remarks were directed generally against the PH government and not specifically at Dr Mahathir.

 

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