KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 2 (NNN-BERNAMA) — The first day of the Third Meeting of the Third Session of the 14th Parliament began here today with Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun advising all members of Parliament (MP) to set aside their political differences and disputes and play their part in curbing the COVID-19 pandemic.
He also reminded all MPs, both from the ruling and opposition parties, to unite on the matter, for the safety and wellbeing of the people.
The fight to control COVID-19 transmission in the whole world including Malaysia is not yet over and it has affected many people, he said.
“I call on all of you, regardless of backgrounds, especially political ideologies, to put away all differences and disputes and to be united in playing your respective roles and help the government as well as the authorities in curbing COVID-19,” he said, adding that this was in line with the advice of Malaysia’s King, Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah recently.
In his speech, Azhar also said he was informed of the precautionary measures to be taken (throughout the sitting), including distributing the standard operating procedure details to all MPs.
He said all MPs from Sabah also needed to undergo the 14-day quarantine prior to the sitting following the current COVID-19 situation in the state.
He urged all parties to pray for the COVID-19 outbreak to be fully brought under control soon and not further endanger the country and the Dewan Rakyat sitting could be carried out as usual.
— NNN-BERNAMA