Nazri: Govt lost moral ground to be in power
- 2 years ago
Umno veteran Nazri Abdul Aziz has claimed that the government lost its moral ground to continue being in power after losing a bloc vote yesterday.
Nazri said democratic precedents in the UK dictate that if a government bill is defeated, the right thing to do is to hold fresh polls and get back a mandate from the public.
The government yesterday narrowly failed to pass a bill to extend a provision allowing detention without trial under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma). The bill was defeated 84-86.
Nazri said democratic precedents in the UK dictate that if a government bill is defeated, the right thing to do is to hold fresh polls and get back a mandate from the public.
The government yesterday narrowly failed to pass a bill to extend a provision allowing detention without trial under the Security Offences (Special Measures) Act (Sosma). The bill was defeated 84-86.