Follow Selangor's plan, Penang told
We louded plans by the Selangor state government to strengthen the effectiveness of the role of the State Assembly as a legislative body that is sovereign and of equal standing by establishing the Selangor Legislative Assembly Service Commission (SELESA).
As such, we also would like to call on the Penang state government to do the same in order to come out with a fair and just structure for the Penang State Legislative Assembly management.
In fact, from day one, we all should realise that the management of the state legislative assemblies should not be put under the orders and jurisdictions of the state executive council as this will create an inbalance and unjust situation, should a conflict arise.
Let us just look at Perak, when the Pakatan state government there was toppled, Umno seized control the entire administration of the state legislative assembly by instructing the office of the speaker not to obey the orders and instruction of their boss i.e. the State Speaker V.Sivakumar.
As such, Sivakumar was rendered powerless even though he was still the legitimate State Speaker of the Perak state legislative assembly. Due to that, he was illegally and forcefully ousted by Umno even when the state legislative assembly has yet to convene its proceedings in proper.
Therefore, we strongly urge the Penang state government under the leadership of Chief Minister and DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng to follow suit in ensuring the neutrality and orderly administration of the state assembly by transfering the powers to the State Assembly Speaker. This will in future avoid any constitutional dispute that may arise should BN or Umno were to stage a same kind of coup d'etat in Penang in future.
As such, we also would like to call on the Penang state government to do the same in order to come out with a fair and just structure for the Penang State Legislative Assembly management.
In fact, from day one, we all should realise that the management of the state legislative assemblies should not be put under the orders and jurisdictions of the state executive council as this will create an inbalance and unjust situation, should a conflict arise.
Let us just look at Perak, when the Pakatan state government there was toppled, Umno seized control the entire administration of the state legislative assembly by instructing the office of the speaker not to obey the orders and instruction of their boss i.e. the State Speaker V.Sivakumar.
As such, Sivakumar was rendered powerless even though he was still the legitimate State Speaker of the Perak state legislative assembly. Due to that, he was illegally and forcefully ousted by Umno even when the state legislative assembly has yet to convene its proceedings in proper.
Therefore, we strongly urge the Penang state government under the leadership of Chief Minister and DAP Secretary-General Lim Guan Eng to follow suit in ensuring the neutrality and orderly administration of the state assembly by transfering the powers to the State Assembly Speaker. This will in future avoid any constitutional dispute that may arise should BN or Umno were to stage a same kind of coup d'etat in Penang in future.
