The Borneo Post

‘GPS MPs ask for further review on amendment Bill, not rejecting it outright’

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LIMBANG: The parliament­arians from Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) are not rejecting the Bill proposing for amendment to Article 1(2) of the Federal Constituti­on, but are merely asking the Parliament to put it on hold for a more thorough review.

In stating this, Limbang MP Hasbi Habibollah also points out that his fellow GPS parliament­arians are asking for Sarawak’s rights to be discussed in the Special Cabinet Steering Committee on Malaysia Agreement 1963 (MA63).

“The GPS MPs, in the recent Dewan Rakyat sitting, had asked the Parliament to postpone the amendment to Article 1 (2) – they did not reject it, as opposed to what was being viralled on social media,” he told reporters after officiatin­g at the Malaysian Armed Forces Veterans Associatio­n (PVATM) Limbang branch’s annual general meeting (AGM) yesterday.

Sarawak Veterans Affairs Department deputy director Capt Farizal Hassim, Limbang Resident representa­tive Aspalela Shamuni, PVATM Sarawak president Jaini Mohamad, and PVATM Limbang chairman Junaidi Kamit were also present.

Adding on, Hasbi stressed the importance for such amendment to be thorough and impactful

The GPS MPs, in the recent Dewan Rakyat sitting, had asked the Parliament to postpone the amendment to Article 1 (2) – they did not reject it, as opposed to what was being viralled on social media — Hasbi Habibollah, Limbang MP

as far as returning the rights and demands of Sarawak and Sabah, as enshrined in the Malaysia Agreement 1963, was concerned.

On PVATM, Hasbi their contributi­ons and sacrifices to the nation would always be remembered.

Later, the MP announced a government grant of RM15,000 for PVATM Limbang.

 ??  ?? hasbi (seated, centre) joins (seated, from left) Aspalela, Farizal, Junaidi and Jaini in a group photo with members of PVATM Limbang after the AGM.
hasbi (seated, centre) joins (seated, from left) Aspalela, Farizal, Junaidi and Jaini in a group photo with members of PVATM Limbang after the AGM.

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