04-06-2022, 07:16 PM
Cabinet asks for revision of anti-hopping bill, say sources
PETALING JAYA: The Cabinet has asked for revisions to the anti-hopping bill, five days prior to a special Dewan Rakyat sitting on the matter, FMT has learned.
Well-placed sources also said that Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be chairing a meeting this Sunday about the bill.
“All the MPs and senators will be called.”
Well-placed sources also said that Prime Minister Ismail Sabri Yaakob will be chairing a meeting this Sunday about the bill.
“All the MPs and senators will be called.”
However, the tabling of a constitutional amendment related to the bill will take place on Monday, to ensure that the Anti-Hopping Act would not contravene the constitution.
“The Act itself won’t be tabled on Monday.
“Once the Federal Constitution is amended, the Act would no longer require a two-third majority.”
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