20TH
August 2020.
PRESS
STATEMENT BY:-
TAN
SRI DATUK ROBERT PHANG MIOW SIN.
JUSTICE
OF THE PEACE.
CHAIRMAN
– SOCIAL CARE FOUNDATION
If there is one law
that the Malaysian Parliament badly needs to pass at the earliest possible
opportunity, it's the Anti-Hopping law.
This piece of legislation that outlaws once and for all, our Yang Berhormat or
elected representatives at the Dewan Rakyat and State Legislative Assemblies
from jumping from one party to another that results in a change of government
in total betrayal of the people's mandate made via general or state elections.
We have seen two glaring examples of this during this current year when the
Pakatan Harapan coalition that was elected with a very clear majority just over
two years ago was toppled in this unceremonious manner. This was followed by the recent dissolution
of the Sabah State Legislative Assembly thus paving the way for another state
election now fixed for Sept. 26.
Our elected representatives are called The Honourables or Yang Berhormat and
the Rakyat who elected them expect nothing short of them to honour their trust
and the pledge they took upon being elected.
But just look at the political turmoils that ensued and the two
political coups mentioned above could not come at a worse time for the nation
when our focus and resources were devoted to containing the Covid-19 pandemic.
Needless to say, the dire economic and financial ramifications of the pandemic
where cross-sections the rakyat were faced with losing their jobs and
businesses as well as hardly able to put food on the table. And yet these political frogs as they are called
didn't give a damn and as a result, the electorate in Sabah are forced to go to
the polls once again while the Federal government now only has a wafer-thin
majority in Parliament, giving rise to speculations of a snap general election.
Elections are very expensive affairs, particularly so when the nation like the
rest of the social is going through strict health protocols due to the
pandemic, such as physical distancing and wearing of face masks. Not to mention large crowds that could spark
new waves of infection.
The
coming Sabah election is expected to cost RM165 million while the snap GE15 if
held, is estimated at RM1.2 billion. The
nation could hardly afford to spend on these wasteful expenditures that would
have been totally unnecessary and avoidable had the people's mandate not
been overturned by these politicians.
So I would urge that this Anti-Hopping law be put in place with utmost urgency
and top priority so as not to render elections meaningless and for Malaysia not to be a laughing stock.
“HUMBLENESS
IS A GOOD VIRTUE, ARROGANCE SHALL FALL AND THE MEEK WILL RULE THE WORLD”.
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