THE Dewan Rakyat is a sacred institution not only to the parliamentarians who debate in its hallowed halls but to all Malaysians as well.
For the past few months, we have heard many quarters demanding for Parliament to reconvene in light of the surge in the number of Covid-19 cases nationwide. The reason given was that legislators needed to discuss ways to tackle the pandemic and hold the government accountable for its actions under the Emergency Ordinance. These seemed like perfectly acceptable reasons which every Malaysian could accept.