KUCHING: Sarawak Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman Chong Chieng Jen has urged Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS) MPs to support the second reading of the Consti...
Sarawak DAP chairman, Chong Chieng Jen at a press conference at DAP Headquarters in Kuching, on April 7, 2019. — Bernama: Sarawak Pakatan Harapan chairman Chong Chieng Jen has urged Gabungan Parti Sarawak MPs to support the second reading of the Constitution Bill 2019, that is due to be tabled on Tuesday in the Dewan Rakyat.
“This is only the start to put the framework into the right perspective from all the discussions of devolution of powers and subsequent laws on other aspects, even sharing of revenue, health and education,” he told a media conference at the DAP headquarters, here today. Following the tabling of the amendment bill, the GPS MPs wanted it to be referred to a Parliamentary Select Committee first for a thorough study but Chong said negotiations would still continue should the bill be passed in the Dewan Rakyat.
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