Ariff rejects Dr M's motion to retain him as Speaker until Parliament is dissolved

PETALING JAYA: Former prime minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's bid to move a motion to retain Tan Sri Mohamad Ariff Md Yusof's as the Dewan Rakyat Speaker has been rejected.

In a letter dated May 5, Ariff wrote to reply that Dr Mahathir's proposal to put forward a motion and resolution on the matter would not be allowed when Parliament sits for a day on May 18.