The BN has rejected a proposed amendment to the Selangor constitution tabled by the Pakatan Rakyat government of Selangor at Monday's special sitting of the state legislative assembly because "it is ultra vires the federal constitution".
Opposition Leader Datuk Satim Diman said that thesitting was "a futile effort and a waste of time" during the debate on the Selangor State Constitution Enactment (Second Part) (Amendment) 2011 Bill, Bernama reports.
BN Reps Reject Proposed Amendment To Selangor Constitution
SHAH ALAM, Jan 24 (Bernama) -- The Barisan Nasional (BN) has rejected a proposed amendment to the Selangor Constitution tabled by the PKR-DAP-PAS government of Selangor at today's special sitting of the Selangor Legislative Assembly because "it is ultra vires the Federal Constitution".
"Today's sitting of the assembly is a futile effort and a waste of time," said Selangor Opposition Leader Datuk Mohamad Satim Diman during the debate on the Selangor State Constitution Enactment (Second Part) (Amendment) 2011 Bill.
He was explaining why all the 20 BN assemblymen and the sole independent assemblyman were against the proposed amendment tabled by Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim which, among other things, seeks to "restore the powers of the Sultan of Selangor and the Menteri Besar" in the appointment of the State Secretary, State Financial Officer and State Legal Advisor.
(The sole independent assemblyman is Badrul Hisham Abdullah whose Port Klang seat has been declared vacant by Speaker Datuk Teng Chang Khim and he was prohibited from attending today's sitting of the assembly.)
The amendment to the state constitution was proposed following the appointment of Datuk Mohd Khusrin Munawi as the state secretary effective Jan 1 by the Public Service Commission. The appointment was disputed by the state government because the menteri besar was purportedly not consulted.
Mohamad Satim said the proposed amendment was politically motivated and portrayed the hypocrisy and insincerity of the Selangor government.
He said the BN, during its administration of Selangor, had never neglected or ignored the Sultan of Selangor.
On the appointment of Mohd Khusrin as the state secretary, he said Abdul Khalid himself had not accepted the appointment when Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah had given his consent.
"This can be regarded as treason," he said...cont here .
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To start with Satim Diman or his party doesn't have the credibility to talk about waste of time and the love for the Sultan. His party is the worst culprit when it comes to wasting the country's resources as well as respect for sultans. Remember who stripped the sultans of their powers and who installed Tengku Ibrahim as "Sultan of Kelantan". The Selangor problem should not have arisen if the Federal Govt has been consistent in their treatment of the various states. Let lawyers talk abt the legality of Khusrin's appointment. A former judge NH Chan is of the opinion it is not legal. Let me ask this question. They said the Public Service Commission (PSC) made the appointment and should therefore be respected. My question: Is the PSC free to appoint the KSN, the KSUs of Ministries and the SUKs of states under the BN without consulting (Read: getting instructions) from the PM, the Ministers and the MBs/CMs respectively? If it's so then we can accept Khusrin's appointment.
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