KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 20 – Dewan Rakyat had been passed the motion today to appoint the Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi as a member of the Parliamentary Select Committee to replace Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who has been dropped from the Cabinet in July.
The motion was tabled by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and also been proposed the appointment of Health Minister Datuk Seri Dr S Subramaniam to replace Datuk Seri G. Palanivel and Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail to replace Permatang Pauh MP Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, who is serving time for sodomy.
In the meantime, it was also the seconded by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department are Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said and Transport Minister Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai which it was passed before the majority vote. During the debate, several members of the house which including Abdul Khalid Samad and Dr Hatta Ramli had been also questioned the motion as the members who were dropped from the committee were still members of the august House.
However, their argument was quashed by Tourism and Culture Minister Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Aziz, who said that Ahmad Zahid’s appointment was by virtue that he was the new Barisan Nasional chief whip. He said that the appointment in the committee is because of post not as an individual.
The Parliament Select Committee consists of the Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia as the chairman and also the six members. Besides the newly-appointed members, also on the committee are Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Joseph Entulu Belaun, Liow and Lim Kit Siang.
