07-10-2022, 04:31 PM
Wan Junaidi expects anti-hopping law to be in force by end-September
PETALING JAYA: Law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar expects the anti-hopping law to be implemented by the end of September.
He said the law to discourage party-hopping by elected representatives should be gazetted by then, reiterating that the bill would be tabled on the first day of the next parliamentary sitting next Monday, The Borneo Post reported.
“As far as the laws are concerned, it is ready to be presented. I have a timeline and it will be laid on the table on July 18,” he was quoted as saying by the Sarawak daily.
Wan Junaidi said he was optimistic that the bill would be successfully debated and passed in the Dewan Rakyat.
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