‘Attendance not mandatory’


KUALA LUMPUR: While being absent in Parliament without proper justification is unaccep­table, there are no plans to make MPs’ attendance compulsory, says Tan Sri Johari Abdul (pic).

The Dewan Rakyat Speaker acknowledged that some MPs do not attend Parliament regularly, but their absence may be due to various factors, including health issues.

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