History in the making: This is the first time that Dewan Rakyat is convening since adjourning ‘sine die’ in December last year after passing Budget 2021. FAIHAN GHANI/The Star
PETALING JAYA: The historic five-day special sitting of Dewan Rakyat begins today under a cloud of dramatic surge in daily Covid-19 infections, which have gone over 17,000 cases.
The sitting, which is expected to be heated with MPs questioning the ministers and the government on measures against the Covid-19 and assistance packages, will kick off amid a few lawmakers not being able to attend after testing positive for the virus.
Political analyst Prof Dr Sivamurugan Pandian of Universiti Sains Malaysia expects fireworks as there have been recent calls from the Opposition to allow for voting after the briefing sessions by the government on a gamut of issues, including the National Recovery Plan (NRP) and vaccination.
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