Anti-hop law: No special sitting, Bill to be tabled on July 18, says Wan Junaidi


PETALING JAYA: The proposed anti-hopping Bill will be tabled when Parliament begins its scheduled meeting this July 18, says Datuk Seri Dr Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar.

"Prime Minister Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob has decided, as head of the House, that there is no need for the government to hold a special one-day Parliament sitting to table the Constitution (Amendments) 2022 Bill related to prohibition on switching parties by members of the Dewan Rakyat," the Minister in the Prime Minister's Department said in a statement on Thursday (June 9).

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