PETALING JAYA: The Opposition will object to the government's move to replace Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof and his deputy Nga Kor Ming.
In a joint statement, a group of seven lawmakers said that both Mohamad Ariff and Nga had acted professionally as managers and administrators of the Dewan Rakyat.
"We, the members from the Opposition bloc, disagree and will oppose the move to change the Speaker and his deputy as the positions are neutral and should not be affected by any political unrest," they said in a statement on Sunday . The statement was jointly signed by Fahmi Fadzil , Datuk Hasanuddin Mohd Yunus , Alice Lau , Dr Maszlee Malik , Datuk VK Liew , Datuk Seri Wilfred Madius Tangau and Baru Bian .
It was reported that the government submitted two motions on Friday evening to replace Mohamad Ariff and Nga as the Speaker and Deputy Speaker, respectively."It should not be made as a place for playing politics without any valid reasons," the group said. The lawmakers said that Mohamad Ariff and Nga had introduced various reforms to improve the quality of parliamentary proceedings, including to set up six special select committees as well as all-party parliamentary groups to make Parliament more rakyat friendly.
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