Any law to defer election is against Federal Constitution, says Takiyuddin Hassan


KUALA LUMPUR: Creating a new law to defer the election amidst the Covid-19 pandemic will be against the Federal Constitution, says Datuk Takiyuddin Hassan.

The Minister in the Prime Minister's Department in a written reply to Datuk Seri Mahdzir Khalid (BN-Padang Terap) said the creation of a Bill to postpone an election during Covid-19 pandemic was against and inconsistent with the Federal Constitution.

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