Dewan Rakyat Speaker Azhar Azizan Harun acknowledged he did send a letter to Nga Kor Ming (Harapan-Teluk Intan) asking him to preside over yesterday’s afternoon sitting, but that he changed his mind at the last minute, without any pressure.
Though several other opposition MPs attempted to get further clarification from him, a visibly irritated Azhar pushed forward with the sitting.
It was reported that Nga was stopped by a “senior cabinet minister” from presiding over the afternoon session of the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.
The report said Nga had been invited, in writing, to chair the session by Azhar.
However, the decision was rescinded due to “pressure” from the “senior cabinet minister” who called the speaker at 1.50pm yesterday when the Dewan Rakyat was in recess.
