MP SPEAKS | As a strong proponent of the anti-hopping law, I am disheartened at the cabinet’s decision to postpone the tabling of this law in this parliamentary session. 

As I attempt to understand the cabinet’s concerns, a few questions beg to be answered.

With the commitment to introduce the law deriving from the bi-partisan memorandum of understanding, would it not mean that the canvassing of support would be obtained as agreed and arranged in a manner similar to the passing of the MA63 constitutional amendment with a large majority mandate from MPs?

Isn’t the anti-hopping law considered as a Promissory Guarantee of Elected Representatives to voters during an election? Isn’t the rakyat our main stakeholders, and not the politicians themselves?

Wouldn’t a recall law be the best remedy for the government as a legal and conscious commitment to voters?

As the Pengerang MP and a voter, I would like to see...