Unseat party leaders who accept ‘frogs’, says MP
Baling MP Azeez Abdul Rahim says the Registrar of Societies should be empowered to deregister political parties that take in defectors. (Bernama pic)
KUALA LUMPUR: A Barisan Nasional MP has suggested that the much-awaited anti-hopping law make it mandatory for the top leadership of a political party that takes in party hoppers to vacate their seats.
Azeez Abdul Rahim (BN-Baling) said the bill did not have a provision that punishes political parties that take in “frogs”.
He suggested that this constitutional amendment include a clause that would mandate the central leadership of a political party that took in party hoppers to vacate their seats, regardless of whether the leaders are MPs or assemblymen.
He justified his suggestion by citing the political instability that had occurred because of party-hopping which, he said, had driven off foreign investors.
“I would like to suggest that a clause be added that allows these parties to be deregistered by the Registrar of Societies or action to be taken (against the parties),” he said during the debate on the bill.
He also took a jab at Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Pejuang-Langkawi) for “opening the floodgates”, referring to the former prime minister’s acceptance of party hoppers from Umno in 2018 and 2019 when he was the Bersatu chairman.
The anti-hopping bill will be voted on later this afternoon.
KUALA LUMPUR: A Barisan Nasional MP has suggested that the much-awaited anti-hopping law make it mandatory for the top leadership of a political party that takes in party hoppers to vacate their seats.
Azeez Abdul Rahim (BN-Baling) said the bill did not have a provision that punishes political parties that take in “frogs”.
He suggested that this constitutional amendment include a clause that would mandate the central leadership of a political party that took in party hoppers to vacate their seats, regardless of whether the leaders are MPs or assemblymen.
He justified his suggestion by citing the political instability that had occurred because of party-hopping which, he said, had driven off foreign investors.
“I would like to suggest that a clause be added that allows these parties to be deregistered by the Registrar of Societies or action to be taken (against the parties),” he said during the debate on the bill.
He also took a jab at Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Pejuang-Langkawi) for “opening the floodgates”, referring to the former prime minister’s acceptance of party hoppers from Umno in 2018 and 2019 when he was the Bersatu chairman.
The anti-hopping bill will be voted on later this afternoon.
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