Last week the Opposition leader outraged voters by saying he was "mulling" a boycott of the swearing-in ceremony of the Lower House as part of his wearisome protest against the results of GE13. PAS and the DAP immediately demurred, saying they had no plans for such a move.
Several other figures from within Anwar's party rushed to be seen at his side, perhaps even hoping to fill the spot left by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali as Anwar's blue-eyed-boy.
But in their scramble to the top, even Pakatan's most hard-core supporters were furious at the very idea that their leaders would desert them by choosing not to represent their votes in parliament.
Sensing the repercussions from an angry electorate at the shenanigans, Parti Keadilan Rakyat Vice President Chua Tian Chang tried to downplay the threats of a boycott, claiming it "was only a suggestion".
Clearly neither he, nor Anwar, nor anyone else who thought the "suggestion" might be clever had actually thought it through, as Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin reminded them on Tuesday. He said in no uncertain terms that any MP that deliberately boycotted the ceremony would face disqualification.
Pandikar said that those who failed to take their oath would be given six months good grace to come to their senses during which time they would be barred from taking part in proceedings. If by then end of that period they had still failed to swear-in, the consequences would be far more serious.
"MPs will have six months to take their oath and until such time, those who fail to do so would be barred from participating in parliamentary proceedings," he said after the parliamentary briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
Pandikar reminded Anwar and his band of mischief-makers of the Federal Constitution, which clearly states that any lawmaker who misses the swearing-in process without valid reasons will be automatically dropped in six months.
Presumably, as Speaker of the House, Pandikar is of the opinion that boycotting it just because you have sour grapes does not constitute a valid reason.
"It is a mockery to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and parliamentary democracy. Never has this happen since independence," he said.
Pakatan has protested loudly, an odd move for a group who claim to have no intention of undertaking the boycott anyway.
But Anwar has failed to take his position seriously from day one. He failed to provide a manifesto in good time. He has failed to take seriously the task of providing a shadow cabinet. He failed to keep his word that he would accept the results of GE13.
Should we really be surprised by his latest failure to understand the constitution?
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia has called Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's bluff – big time.
Last week the Opposition leader outraged voters by saying he was "mulling" a boycott of the swearing-in ceremony of the Lower House as part of his wearisome protest against the results of GE13. PAS and the DAP immediately demurred, saying they had no plans for such a move.
Several other figures from within Anwar's party rushed to be seen at his side, perhaps even hoping to fill the spot left by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali as Anwar's blue-eyed-boy.
But in their scramble to the top, even Pakatan's most hard-core supporters were furious at the very idea that their leaders would desert them by choosing not to represent their votes in parliament.
Sensing the repercussions from an angry electorate at the shenanigans, Parti Keadilan Rakyat Vice President Chua Tian Chang tried to downplay the threats of a boycott, claiming it "was only a suggestion".
Clearly neither he, nor Anwar, nor anyone else who thought the "suggestion" might be clever had actually thought it through, as Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin reminded them on Tuesday. He said in no uncertain terms that any MP that deliberately boycotted the ceremony would face disqualification.
Pandikar said that those who failed to take their oath would be given six months good grace to come to their senses during which time they would be barred from taking part in proceedings. If by then end of that period they had still failed to swear-in, the consequences would be far more serious.
"MPs will have six months to take their oath and until such time, those who fail to do so would be barred from participating in parliamentary proceedings," he said after the parliamentary briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
Pandikar reminded Anwar and his band of mischief-makers of the Federal Constitution, which clearly states that any lawmaker who misses the swearing-in process without valid reasons will be automatically dropped in six months.
Presumably, as Speaker of the House, Pandikar is of the opinion that boycotting it just because you have sour grapes does not constitute a valid reason.
"It is a mockery to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and parliamentary democracy. Never has this happen since independence," he said.
Pakatan has protested loudly, an odd move for a group who claim to have no intention of undertaking the boycott anyway.
But Anwar has failed to take his position seriously from day one. He failed to provide a manifesto in good time. He has failed to take seriously the task of providing a shadow cabinet. He failed to keep his word that he would accept the results of GE13.
Should we really be surprised by his latest failure to understand the constitution?
- See more at: http://www.thechoice.my/top-stories/64884-anwars-boycott-backfires-as-pandikar-amin-gives-him-a-crash-course-on-the-constitution#sthash.xdlNVnLZ.dpuf
Last week the Opposition leader outraged voters by saying he was "mulling" a boycott of the swearing-in ceremony of the Lower House as part of his wearisome protest against the results of GE13. PAS and the DAP immediately demurred, saying they had no plans for such a move.
Several other figures from within Anwar's party rushed to be seen at his side, perhaps even hoping to fill the spot left by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali as Anwar's blue-eyed-boy.
But in their scramble to the top, even Pakatan's most hard-core supporters were furious at the very idea that their leaders would desert them by choosing not to represent their votes in parliament.
Sensing the repercussions from an angry electorate at the shenanigans, Parti Keadilan Rakyat Vice President Chua Tian Chang tried to downplay the threats of a boycott, claiming it "was only a suggestion".
Clearly neither he, nor Anwar, nor anyone else who thought the "suggestion" might be clever had actually thought it through, as Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin reminded them on Tuesday. He said in no uncertain terms that any MP that deliberately boycotted the ceremony would face disqualification.
Pandikar said that those who failed to take their oath would be given six months good grace to come to their senses during which time they would be barred from taking part in proceedings. If by then end of that period they had still failed to swear-in, the consequences would be far more serious.
"MPs will have six months to take their oath and until such time, those who fail to do so would be barred from participating in parliamentary proceedings," he said after the parliamentary briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
Pandikar reminded Anwar and his band of mischief-makers of the Federal Constitution, which clearly states that any lawmaker who misses the swearing-in process without valid reasons will be automatically dropped in six months.
Presumably, as Speaker of the House, Pandikar is of the opinion that boycotting it just because you have sour grapes does not constitute a valid reason.
"It is a mockery to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and parliamentary democracy. Never has this happen since independence," he said.
Pakatan has protested loudly, an odd move for a group who claim to have no intention of undertaking the boycott anyway.
But Anwar has failed to take his position seriously from day one. He failed to provide a manifesto in good time. He has failed to take seriously the task of providing a shadow cabinet. He failed to keep his word that he would accept the results of GE13.
Should we really be surprised by his latest failure to understand the constitution?
- See more at: http://www.thechoice.my/top-stories/64884-anwars-boycott-backfires-as-pandikar-amin-gives-him-a-crash-course-on-the-constitution#sthash.xdlNVnLZ.dpuf
Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia has called Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's bluff – big time.
Last week the Opposition leader outraged voters by saying he was "mulling" a boycott of the swearing-in ceremony of the Lower House as part of his wearisome protest against the results of GE13. PAS and the DAP immediately demurred, saying they had no plans for such a move.
Several other figures from within Anwar's party rushed to be seen at his side, perhaps even hoping to fill the spot left by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali as Anwar's blue-eyed-boy.
But in their scramble to the top, even Pakatan's most hard-core supporters were furious at the very idea that their leaders would desert them by choosing not to represent their votes in parliament.
Sensing the repercussions from an angry electorate at the shenanigans, Parti Keadilan Rakyat Vice President Chua Tian Chang tried to downplay the threats of a boycott, claiming it "was only a suggestion".
Clearly neither he, nor Anwar, nor anyone else who thought the "suggestion" might be clever had actually thought it through, as Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin reminded them on Tuesday. He said in no uncertain terms that any MP that deliberately boycotted the ceremony would face disqualification.
Pandikar said that those who failed to take their oath would be given six months good grace to come to their senses during which time they would be barred from taking part in proceedings. If by then end of that period they had still failed to swear-in, the consequences would be far more serious.
"MPs will have six months to take their oath and until such time, those who fail to do so would be barred from participating in parliamentary proceedings," he said after the parliamentary briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
Pandikar reminded Anwar and his band of mischief-makers of the Federal Constitution, which clearly states that any lawmaker who misses the swearing-in process without valid reasons will be automatically dropped in six months.
Presumably, as Speaker of the House, Pandikar is of the opinion that boycotting it just because you have sour grapes does not constitute a valid reason.
"It is a mockery to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and parliamentary democracy. Never has this happen since independence," he said.
Pakatan has protested loudly, an odd move for a group who claim to have no intention of undertaking the boycott anyway.
But Anwar has failed to take his position seriously from day one. He failed to provide a manifesto in good time. He has failed to take seriously the task of providing a shadow cabinet. He failed to keep his word that he would accept the results of GE13.
Should we really be surprised by his latest failure to understand the constitution?
- See more at: http://www.thechoice.my/top-stories/64884-anwars-boycott-backfires-as-pandikar-amin-gives-him-a-crash-course-on-the-constitution#sthash.xdlNVnLZ.dpuf
Last week the Opposition leader outraged voters by saying he was "mulling" a boycott of the swearing-in ceremony of the Lower House as part of his wearisome protest against the results of GE13. PAS and the DAP immediately demurred, saying they had no plans for such a move.
Several other figures from within Anwar's party rushed to be seen at his side, perhaps even hoping to fill the spot left by PKR deputy president Azmin Ali as Anwar's blue-eyed-boy.
But in their scramble to the top, even Pakatan's most hard-core supporters were furious at the very idea that their leaders would desert them by choosing not to represent their votes in parliament.
Sensing the repercussions from an angry electorate at the shenanigans, Parti Keadilan Rakyat Vice President Chua Tian Chang tried to downplay the threats of a boycott, claiming it "was only a suggestion".
Clearly neither he, nor Anwar, nor anyone else who thought the "suggestion" might be clever had actually thought it through, as Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin reminded them on Tuesday. He said in no uncertain terms that any MP that deliberately boycotted the ceremony would face disqualification.
Pandikar said that those who failed to take their oath would be given six months good grace to come to their senses during which time they would be barred from taking part in proceedings. If by then end of that period they had still failed to swear-in, the consequences would be far more serious.
"MPs will have six months to take their oath and until such time, those who fail to do so would be barred from participating in parliamentary proceedings," he said after the parliamentary briefing on Tuesday afternoon.
Pandikar reminded Anwar and his band of mischief-makers of the Federal Constitution, which clearly states that any lawmaker who misses the swearing-in process without valid reasons will be automatically dropped in six months.
Presumably, as Speaker of the House, Pandikar is of the opinion that boycotting it just because you have sour grapes does not constitute a valid reason.
"It is a mockery to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong and parliamentary democracy. Never has this happen since independence," he said.
Pakatan has protested loudly, an odd move for a group who claim to have no intention of undertaking the boycott anyway.
But Anwar has failed to take his position seriously from day one. He failed to provide a manifesto in good time. He has failed to take seriously the task of providing a shadow cabinet. He failed to keep his word that he would accept the results of GE13.
Should we really be surprised by his latest failure to understand the constitution?
- See more at: http://www.thechoice.my/top-stories/64884-anwars-boycott-backfires-as-pandikar-amin-gives-him-a-crash-course-on-the-constitution#sthash.xdlNVnLZ.dpuf
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