MA63: Opposition bloc backs amendment
Published on: Saturday, October 16, 2021
By: Bernama
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Junaidi
KUCHING: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Parliament and Law) Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the opposition bloc in the Dewan Rakyat has agreed in principle to the proposed amendment to the Federal Constitution to make it in line with the relevant provisions of the Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).He said several meetings had been held with the political parties from the bloc, during which they pledged their support to the proposed amendment.
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“I have met with Barisan Nasional (BN) and Perikatan Nasional (PN) to get their support and have also held separate meetings with Warisan and Pakatan Harapan (PH) recently,” he said here, Friday.
Wan Junaidi said he had also talked to Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun about tabling the amendment for first reading on Oct 25 and second reading on Oct 28.
On Sarawak’s application to the Election Commission (EC) for a redelineation of parliamentary constituencies in the State, Wan Junaidi said the matter would be discussed with the Federal Government soon and is expected to be resolved by 2023 at the latest.
He said Chief Minister Datuk Patinggi Abang Johari Tun Openg had wanted the parliamentary seats in Sabah and Sarawak to be increased to more than 30 per cent from the current 20 per cent out of the total 222 seats.
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