Recent developments

Yes, I do have a lot to say about recent developments in this country.

On Monday, we had 80 PR MPs walking out of Parliament proceedings, out of protest for the Speaker's tolerance of the Deputy Prime Minister's abuse of the Parliamentary Standing Orders.

It makes me wonder whether the BN has learned from the March 8 election? Obviously not. The Speaker is supposed to be impartial and make decisions based on the House rules. He hasn't done that. It seems that he is more of a puppet for BN rather than a person of competence, impartiality and experience in handling affairs in Parliament.

If the Speaker is really interested in protecting the Chair, he should enforce the rules impartially. No one is above the law, be it the PM, DPM, MPs or ordinary Malaysians like us.

A recent case involving a Government MP in Australia caught my attention. She was forced to resign as chairman of a parliamentary committee there.

Recently, Anwar Ibrahim was again accused of sodomy, to the extent that he had to hide in the Turkish Embassy for his own safety. I know that this is a subject that is currently under investigation, but I do think that it is an attempt to stop him from contesting to become an Opposition MP. This will never happen in other countries like Australia, whose system of government is also based on British codes.

If the BN wants the world to see that Malaysia is a democracy, they should allow people to voice out and protest. There is no point having elections but acting like a dictator.

Najib said, "Lebih mudah tidak ada pembangkang dalam Dewan ini." I want to say this, "Lebih baik tidak ada BN di Malaysia."