Don’t rush into dissolving Parliament: Allow Budget 2023 to be passed first

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WHILE the date of Malaysia’s 15th General Election (GE15) is solely at the discretion of Prime Minister (PM) Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, he can do Malaysians a big favour by not rushing to dissolve the Parliament so soon after the tabling of Budget 2023 on Oct 7.

To recap, the tabling of Budget 2023 has been brought forward to Oct 7, three weeks earlier than its original date of Oct 28. In a statement, de facto law minister Datuk Seri Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar said the PM had used his authority under Rule 11(2) of the Dewan Rakyat’s Standing Order to fix the sitting earlier.

In pre-empting speculation that the Parliament will be dissolved within a month after Budget 2023 is presented to Parliament, veteran politician and DAP supremo Lim Kit Siang described as “wrong and a bad example of the PM misusing his powers” should the august house be dissolved before the budget is passed.

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