Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin said the government should not waste time on a special sitting to discuss the Tabung Haji royal commission of inquiry report if it amounts only to a ministerial briefing with no decision or vote.

His remarks came after opposition MPs walked out of the Dewan Rakyat when their request to postpone the sitting over Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim’s absence on health grounds was rejected.

“It is a briefing session. If it is just a briefing, what are they asking us to debate? If there is a matter or a motion to be tabled, then we can debate it. This has to be understood.

“For example, if the budget is tabled...