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Syed Saddiq disappointed by opposition boycott of Tabung Haji inquiry session
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Syed Saddiq disappointed by opposition boycott of Tabung Haji inquiry session

From Utusan Malaysia · () Malay

Translated from Malay, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman expressed disappointment that opposition parties boycotted a special parliamentary session on the Tabung Haji (TH) investigation report.
  • He argued that the boycott was misguided, as the RCI report belongs to TH depositors, not the Prime Minister or any political party.
  • Saddiq stated that the opposition was boycotting their trust to millions of TH depositors rather than the Prime Minister.

Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, the Member of Parliament for MUDA-Muar, voiced his disappointment over the opposition's decision to boycott a special session of the Dewan Rakyat concerning the Royal Commission of Inquiry (RCI) report on Tabung Haji (TH).

I disagree that the responsibilities of 221 healthy Members of Parliament should cease because the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is unwell.

— Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul RahmanExplaining his stance against the opposition's boycott of the parliamentary session.

Syed Saddiq stated that he disagreed with the notion that the responsibilities of the 221 healthy Members of Parliament should cease simply because the Prime Minister, Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim, is unwell. He emphasized that the RCI report on TH is not the property of any prime minister or party, but rather belongs to the 10 million depositors who rely on parliamentarians to provide checks and balances and find definitive solutions to protect their welfare and dignity.

Clearly, the RCI TH does not belong to any Prime Minister or party; in reality, it belongs to 10 million depositors who expect Members of Parliament to play a role in checks and balances, seeking definitive solutions so that their fate and dignity are protected.

— Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul RahmanHighlighting the ownership of the RCI report by depositors.

"It is very unfortunate that we, on the opposition side, who are the loudest in championing the Malay-Islam cause, have chosen to boycott a debate concerning an institution that is most important to the Malay-Islam community," Syed Saddiq remarked. He clarified that the boycott was not against the Prime Minister but against their "trust to millions of TH depositors."

It is very unfortunate that we, on the opposition side, who are the loudest in championing the Malay-Islam cause, have chosen to boycott a debate concerning an institution that is most important to the Malay-Islam community.

— Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul RahmanExpressing regret over the opposition's boycott of the Tabung Haji debate.

Earlier, the opposition had questioned the status of the special Dewan Rakyat session on the TH RCI report, alleging it was merely a ministerial briefing without any parliamentary decision-making. Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan, the Chief Whip of Perikatan Nasional (PN), stated that the government had informed them the report would be presented solely as a ministerial briefing, differing from their expectation that the RCI report would be debated by MPs before a resolution was made.

We are not boycotting the Prime Minister; we are boycotting our trust to millions of TH depositors.

— Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul RahmanClarifying the target of the opposition's boycott.
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Originally published by Utusan Malaysia in Malay. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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