PUTRAJAYA, March 5 – Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Razak hold a pre-council meeting ahead of the Dewan Rakyat sitting on Monday, at Seri Perdana, the official residence of the prime minister here tonight. Kuala Pilah MP Datuk Seri Hasan Malek said the meeting was a normal practice held by the Barisan Nasional (BN) before the Parliament sittings.
He said the meeting which began at about 8.30pm was attended by almost all BN MPs. He said it is nothing unusual as it is held each time before the Dewan Rakyat meets and it is held several times a year. He said the Prime Minister met BN members of the Dewan Rakyat and Dewan Negara just now.
“He (Najib) gave a briefing on the list of questions submitted for answers during the sitting, and the ministers to be present to answer during winding up sessions,” he told reporters after the one-and-half- hour meeting at the Seri Perdana Complex compound.
“At the meeting, the PM also told all BN MPs to implement their respective responsibilities sincerely apart from emphasising on the presence of MPs during this session. His message was to work diligently and sincerely as well as to look after their respective constituencies,” he said.
Hasan said it was only a pre-council preparatory meeting. He said this when asked whether the meeting discussed the Citizens’ Declaration signed yesterday to pressure Najib to resign. In the meantime, the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Tuanku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah is also scheduled to opening the sitting which is the first meeting for the fourth session of Parliament.
