Pakatan’s arrogance, overconfidence downfall of constitutional amendment Bill, says former law minister
Batang Sadong MP Datuk Seri Nancy Shukri said the arrogance and overconfidence of the Pakatan Harapan government ultimately caused the failure of the Federal Constitution Bill 2019 to get two-thirds majority support in Dewan Rakyat. — Picture by Hari Anggara
“So why make a fool out of yourself? They are overconfident... to me these people are arrogant because they thought they could win it . Nancy, however, revealed that Gabungan Parti Sarawak coalition MPs felt bad for abstaining from voting because the Bill was tabled by Dr Mahathir, whom the coalition held in high regard.
She said the 19 GPS MPs would have supported the Bill unanimously if it included the words “in pursuant to the Malaysia Agreement 1963 ”.
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