SHAH ALAM: The Selangor Opposition bloc has called for Seri Kembangan assemblyman, Wong Siew Ki, to be referred to the Selangor State Assembly Committee of Privileges for allegedly contradicting a royal decree.
The move follows a speech delivered by Wong during yesterday’s assembly sitting (April 22), in which she proposed the implementation of a modern, closed-house pig farming system.
During her address, she also asserted that the pig farming industry should not be politicised.
In February, Sultan Sharafuddin Idris Shah decreed a halt to pig farming across Selangor, citing environmental concerns and the state’s demographic landscape as primary factors.
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali said during a press conference on the sidelines of the state assembly sitting at Bangunan Dewan Negeri Selangor that Wong had defied the royal decree.
"This House holds the position that the royal decree is guidance and a mandate that must be respected by all members of the House as an institution that upholds the sovereignty of the constitutional monarchy.
”If we refer to the speech, she had said ‘amat dukacita’ (deeply saddened) that the issue had been politicised.
”This is a serious matter. It is as if the assemblyman refuses to comply with or uphold the royal advice of His Royal Highness," he said.
Meanwhile, Taman Medan assemblyman Afif Bahardin submitted a motion this morning (April 23) to the Secretary of the House to refer Wong to the Selangor State Assembly Committee of Privileges.
"However, the Speaker dismissed it when I brought it up during the sitting today, refusing to answer for the time being.
”During tomorrow's sitting, we will demand an answer from the Speaker,” he said.
During the sitting, Speaker Lau Weng San said he needed to review the motion's contents before making a decision, a move that sparked tension among the state government and opposition bloc at the assembly.
Later, when approached on the motion to refer her to the committee, Wong said she would accept any decision made by the House.
