The opening of the first meeting of the third session of the 12th Perak state assembly sitting was relatively tame, compared to the tumultuous May 7 sitting last year.
The only incident on Tuesday that caught attention was when former state assembly speaker V. Sivakumar (DAP - Tronoh) tried to occupy the speaker’s seat when Speaker Datuk R. Ganesan stood up to receive Raja Muda of Perak Raja Nazrin Shah.
The sergeant-at-arms quickly barred him from stepping forward.
Source : The Star
Tuesday, April 6, 2010
Monday, March 29, 2010
Perak Speaker booted from Perak assembly on May 07
IPOH, May 7 (Bernama) -- Commotion reigned at the Perak state assembly sitting today after Speaker V. Sivakumar refused to start proceedings for as long as Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Dr Zambry Abdul Kadir, the six Barisan Nasional (BN) executive councillors and three Independent assemblymen were in the House.
Immediately after taking his seat at about 10am, Sivakumar ordered the 10 assemblymen to leave the hall on the basis that they had been suspended.
The commotion that ensued left the Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah waiting in the holding Royal Room, for the official opening of the assembly session.
Zambry and the other nine assemblymen, however, ignored Sivakumar's order.
Former Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammed Nizar Jamaluddin and his former executive council (exco) members remained seated at the seats allocated for the Menteri Besar and exco members, while Zambry and the new exco members were seated on the opposition side.
Zambry then stood and proposed a motion to sack Sivakumar as Speaker, with the 27 BN assemblymen and three Independents raising their hands in support.
But Sivakumar rejected the motion and explained that Zambry could not table the motion as he had been suspended from the assembly.
This caused the assemblymen on both sides of the political divide to hurl insults at each other.
Zambry then proposed the motion again which was supported by the BN and Independent assemblymen.
In response, Sivakumar ordered the House sergeant-at-arms to remove the 10 assemblymen but Zambry said that Sivakumar had been expelled.
At 10.48am, Deputy Speaker Hee Yit Fong then took over to preside over the assembly sitting from the opposition seat.
Zambry then proposed that former Sungkai assemblyman Datuk R. Ganesan be appointed as the new Speaker and the motion was supported by the BN assemblymen and Independents.
The commotion continued with Sivakumar still acting as Speaker.
But after the motion on the appointment of a new Speaker was approved by the BN supporters, Hee invited Ganesan to enter the hall.
Zambry then put the official robe over Ganesan, who took the oath of office right away and took over the proceeding from Hee.
Meanwhile, the opposition assemblymen and Sivakumar just watched what was going on.
Ganesan continued with the proceeding by accepting four more motions -- the appointment of new members for three committees, namely the Standing Order Committee, Rights and Privileges Committee and State Public Accounts Committee, and to invalidate the "under-the-tree" state assembly sitting chaired by Sivakumar and attended by several assemblymen led by Muhammad Nizar on March 3.
All the motions, tabled by Datuk Hamidah Osman (BN-Sungai Rapat) and seconded by Datuk Shaarani Mohamad (BN-Kota Tampan), were passed without debate with a show of hands by all the BN assemblymen and Independents.
Earlier, when Ganesan announced that the first motion was passed, the opposition assemblymen repeatedly cried "haram" (illegal) in chorus, but kept quiet when Ganesan continued with the proceeding, ignoring the heckling.
After the four motions were passed, Titi Serong assemblyman Khalil Idham Lim from PAS was seen handing slips of paper to Sivakumar who was still seated on the Speaker's chair.
Sivakumar then stood up and announced that he rejected all the motions, but he was ignored by Ganesan and the BN and Independent assemblymen.
At 11.15am, Zambry asked for the sitting to be adjourned for one hour. It was seconded by Hamidah and unanimously supported by the BN assemblymen and Independents after it was put to the vote.
There was calm after all the assemblymen, including from the opposition, returned to the assembly hall but Sivakumar still went for the Speaker's chair.
It was past noon and the assembly session had yet to be declared open by the Perak Regent.
-- BERNAMA
Immediately after taking his seat at about 10am, Sivakumar ordered the 10 assemblymen to leave the hall on the basis that they had been suspended.
The commotion that ensued left the Regent of Perak Raja Dr Nazrin Shah waiting in the holding Royal Room, for the official opening of the assembly session.
Zambry and the other nine assemblymen, however, ignored Sivakumar's order.
Former Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Mohammed Nizar Jamaluddin and his former executive council (exco) members remained seated at the seats allocated for the Menteri Besar and exco members, while Zambry and the new exco members were seated on the opposition side.
Zambry then stood and proposed a motion to sack Sivakumar as Speaker, with the 27 BN assemblymen and three Independents raising their hands in support.
But Sivakumar rejected the motion and explained that Zambry could not table the motion as he had been suspended from the assembly.
This caused the assemblymen on both sides of the political divide to hurl insults at each other.
Zambry then proposed the motion again which was supported by the BN and Independent assemblymen.
In response, Sivakumar ordered the House sergeant-at-arms to remove the 10 assemblymen but Zambry said that Sivakumar had been expelled.
At 10.48am, Deputy Speaker Hee Yit Fong then took over to preside over the assembly sitting from the opposition seat.
Zambry then proposed that former Sungkai assemblyman Datuk R. Ganesan be appointed as the new Speaker and the motion was supported by the BN assemblymen and Independents.
The commotion continued with Sivakumar still acting as Speaker.
But after the motion on the appointment of a new Speaker was approved by the BN supporters, Hee invited Ganesan to enter the hall.
Zambry then put the official robe over Ganesan, who took the oath of office right away and took over the proceeding from Hee.
Meanwhile, the opposition assemblymen and Sivakumar just watched what was going on.
Ganesan continued with the proceeding by accepting four more motions -- the appointment of new members for three committees, namely the Standing Order Committee, Rights and Privileges Committee and State Public Accounts Committee, and to invalidate the "under-the-tree" state assembly sitting chaired by Sivakumar and attended by several assemblymen led by Muhammad Nizar on March 3.
All the motions, tabled by Datuk Hamidah Osman (BN-Sungai Rapat) and seconded by Datuk Shaarani Mohamad (BN-Kota Tampan), were passed without debate with a show of hands by all the BN assemblymen and Independents.
Earlier, when Ganesan announced that the first motion was passed, the opposition assemblymen repeatedly cried "haram" (illegal) in chorus, but kept quiet when Ganesan continued with the proceeding, ignoring the heckling.
After the four motions were passed, Titi Serong assemblyman Khalil Idham Lim from PAS was seen handing slips of paper to Sivakumar who was still seated on the Speaker's chair.
Sivakumar then stood up and announced that he rejected all the motions, but he was ignored by Ganesan and the BN and Independent assemblymen.
At 11.15am, Zambry asked for the sitting to be adjourned for one hour. It was seconded by Hamidah and unanimously supported by the BN assemblymen and Independents after it was put to the vote.
There was calm after all the assemblymen, including from the opposition, returned to the assembly hall but Sivakumar still went for the Speaker's chair.
It was past noon and the assembly session had yet to be declared open by the Perak Regent.
-- BERNAMA
Some Monkey Business Issues
A visiting delegation from the European Union Parliament watched as a few MPs engaged in "monkey business" in the parliament sitting on Wednesday.
It started when Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timor) criticised Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk M. Kayveas for not providing an appropriate answer to a question by Fong Po Kuan (DAP-Batu Gajah) regarding the country's oldest case which had yet to be dispensed with.
"Justice delayed is justice denied ... " began Kayveas, but Lim interjected and shouted: "If you do not know, just say you do not know."
Kayveas, not known to take such criticisms lightly, retorted that Lim was behaving like a monkey (macam monyet).
"There's a monkey in front and there's also a monkey at the back. The DAP is equally responsible for such delays because many from their ranks are also practising lawyers," Kayveas said.
He alleged that lawyers from the Opposition had taken a lot of cases and payments but do not attend court hearings, leading to the delays.
"In the court they say they need to attend Parliament and ask for postponements. In Parliament they say they are unable to attend, giving the excuse that they are attending court cases," he said.
An argument involving Kayveas, Lim and Fong followed, over the macam monyet remark.
The exchange, which took place during the question-and- answer session, became heated, and Speaker Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib had a tough time trying to calm the MPs down.
"Take it (the remark) back," Lim shouted at Kayveas. "It's becoming like a circus performance before the European Union (Parliamentarians)."
"Yes, more like a Ipoh Timur circus," chipped in Datuk Badruddin Amirulddin (BN-Jerai).
Fong got up, turned to the speaker and said: "It's not an appropriate behaviour by the deputy minister. Kayveas cannot use such words or repeat them.
"If the speaker does not ask him to take it back, then he is supporting his behaviour. Such words should not be used. It's as if the BN is immune."
Ramli asked Kayveas to retract the remark, but Kayveas refused to do it although he offered an apology.
"I will not withdraw the statement," he said, and stood his ground.
Fong said an apology was not sufficient and the deputy minister should be referred to the Rights and Privileges Committee for unparliamentary behaviour.
She also questioned Ramli on the position he was taking on the matter.
Datuk Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (BN-Larut) then stood up and told Fong to be careful about her statement relating to the speaker's chair.
Datuk Mohamed Abdul Aziz (BN-Sri Gading) joined in the fray and said the speaker knew what he was doing and his position should not be questioned.
Badruddin then proposed that Fong be referred to the Rights and Privileges Committee, and was seconded by Raja Ahmad.
Ramli, appearing to have had enough of the argument, then told Kayveas to withdraw his statement.
"Okay, I will withdraw my statement that they are behaving like monkeys. They are not behaving like monkeys," Kayveas said.
It started when Opposition Leader Lim Kit Siang (DAP-Ipoh Timor) criticised Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk M. Kayveas for not providing an appropriate answer to a question by Fong Po Kuan (DAP-Batu Gajah) regarding the country's oldest case which had yet to be dispensed with.
"Justice delayed is justice denied ... " began Kayveas, but Lim interjected and shouted: "If you do not know, just say you do not know."
Kayveas, not known to take such criticisms lightly, retorted that Lim was behaving like a monkey (macam monyet).
"There's a monkey in front and there's also a monkey at the back. The DAP is equally responsible for such delays because many from their ranks are also practising lawyers," Kayveas said.
He alleged that lawyers from the Opposition had taken a lot of cases and payments but do not attend court hearings, leading to the delays.
"In the court they say they need to attend Parliament and ask for postponements. In Parliament they say they are unable to attend, giving the excuse that they are attending court cases," he said.
An argument involving Kayveas, Lim and Fong followed, over the macam monyet remark.
The exchange, which took place during the question-and- answer session, became heated, and Speaker Tan Sri Ramli Ngah Talib had a tough time trying to calm the MPs down.
"Take it (the remark) back," Lim shouted at Kayveas. "It's becoming like a circus performance before the European Union (Parliamentarians)."
"Yes, more like a Ipoh Timur circus," chipped in Datuk Badruddin Amirulddin (BN-Jerai).
Fong got up, turned to the speaker and said: "It's not an appropriate behaviour by the deputy minister. Kayveas cannot use such words or repeat them.
"If the speaker does not ask him to take it back, then he is supporting his behaviour. Such words should not be used. It's as if the BN is immune."
Ramli asked Kayveas to retract the remark, but Kayveas refused to do it although he offered an apology.
"I will not withdraw the statement," he said, and stood his ground.
Fong said an apology was not sufficient and the deputy minister should be referred to the Rights and Privileges Committee for unparliamentary behaviour.
She also questioned Ramli on the position he was taking on the matter.
Datuk Raja Ahmad Zainuddin Raja Omar (BN-Larut) then stood up and told Fong to be careful about her statement relating to the speaker's chair.
Datuk Mohamed Abdul Aziz (BN-Sri Gading) joined in the fray and said the speaker knew what he was doing and his position should not be questioned.
Badruddin then proposed that Fong be referred to the Rights and Privileges Committee, and was seconded by Raja Ahmad.
Ramli, appearing to have had enough of the argument, then told Kayveas to withdraw his statement.
"Okay, I will withdraw my statement that they are behaving like monkeys. They are not behaving like monkeys," Kayveas said.
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