THE House sent a loud and clear message to the Government when almost all of the 50-odd MPs present stood to support a call to bring back a piece of legislation that guarantees the independence of Parliament.
The event – described as historic by some MPs – came about when Datuk Shahrir Samad (BN – Johor Baru) called for a show of support to a suggestion that the Parliamentary Services Act 1963 (PSA), which was repealed in 1992, be re-enacted.
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