Muhyiddin said the committee would consider whether it should be a physical or hybrid parliamentary sitting.

“Whether it (the sitting) will be held hybrid or physical will be referred to the current Parliament Standing Orders,” he told reporters after visiting the Kuala Lumpur Convention Centre vaccination centre here today.

He said the government needed to scrutinise all matters to avoid problems after its implementation.

“I will need to closely look into this. I understand (the matter) very well and I was advised not only by the law minister but also by the attorney-general that my actions and those of the government must be in line with what is stipulated in the Federal Constitution,” he said.

He said the government, among others, needs to take into account whether the sitting can be held physically and whether a hybrid session was in line with provisions in the Standing Orders.

Besides this, he said there was also a need to consider whether Parliament itself was ready for a physical sitting, including sitting arrangements which needed to comply with the set SOPs.

Muhyiddin said it was not his intention to delay the reconvening of Parliament, but these were the issues that needed to be looked into carefully.

The prime minister also gave his commitment that both government backbenchers and opposition members represented in the committee will have a say in the decision-making process on whether to reconvene Parliament or not.

“I asked the committee, comprising of representatives of the government and the opposition, to evaluate the matter. Only after that will they inform me whether they are ready or not to commence the parliamentary sitting,” he said.

In this regard, he hoped the people would understand the situation, adding that it was not a matter of the government denying the rights of the elected representatives or acting against the views of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong or Malay Rulers.

“I understand my responsibilities as the prime minister but I have to act fairly to ensure there are no arising issues or problems later on. This is something I hope the people can understand and wait for the Parliament sitting,” he said.