‘Members of Sarawak Barisan Nasional component parties united in fight’
Meanwhile, State Legislative Assembly ( DUN) Speaker Datuk Amar Awang Asfia Awang Nassar said members of the Sarawak Barisan Nasional component parties were united in the fight for restoration of the state’s rights as accorded in MA63 and the Chief Minister had explained his stand on the matter.
“Any further elaboration may complicate and confuse the issue, we stand by what the CM had categorically said and we stand by what the dewan (Assembly) had passed by way of motion. No further comment,” said Asfia to reporters after the handing of financial assistance to the committee of various mosques and surau at Masjid Darul Hana yesterday.
Asfia was referring to the Ministerial Motion on MA63 and matters related thereafter, which was moved by Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Amar Douglas Uggah Embas at the last DUN sitting and seconded by Deputy Chief Minister Tan Sri Datuk Amar Dr James Masing.
With the approval of the motion at DUN, the state government is given the mandate to form a high level special task force to negotiate with the federal government to resolve all outstanding issues relating to MA63.
When asked to comment on Dewan Rakyat speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin’s view regarding the MA63, Asfia said Abang Johari had made his view and stand very clear.
“What he (Abang Johari) said is based on facts, history, constitution and law. It is not based on emotion, so we stand by that,” said Asfia, who is also PBB permanent chairman.
The programme yesterday saw Asfia handing out Minor Rural Project ( MRP) grants totalling RM255,000 to 38 mosques and surau.
Also present were Assistant Minister of Rural Electricity Dr Abdul Rahman Junaidi and Demak Laut assemblyman Dr Hazland Hipni.