Azhar, Takiyuddin to resign?

Azhar, Takiyuddin to resign?

Sources in the know say the Dewan Rakyat speaker and law minister are set to step down.

Azhar Azizan Harun and Takiyuddin Hassan have been in the eye of the storm since the controversy erupted.
PETALING JAYA:
Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Azizan Harun and law minister Takiyuddin Hassan are set to resign, a source in the know has claimed.

Speaking to FMT on condition of anonymity, the source said other top leaders are also expected to resign after the controversy over the revocation of the emergency ordinances, which was done without the King’s assent.

“This is what we have been informed so far, things are fluid,” said the source.

FMT is trying to reach Azhar and Takiyuddin.

Calls for Takiyuddin and Azhar to resign were sparked following revelations that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong had not consented to the revocation of the emergency ordinances (EOs).

On Monday, Takiyuddin said the EOs had been revoked on July 21, leading to MPs questioning if the King had given consent for the revocation.

For the past four days, MPs have unsuccessfully tried to press Takiyuddin for an answer, but he said the matter would be explained next Monday, as decided by Azhar.

When MPs questioned Azhar about it, he stuck to his guns on allowing Takiyuddin to explain on Monday.

However, Istana Negara’s statement revealing that no such consent had been given sparked chaos in the house with shouts of “derhaka” and calls for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, Takiyuddin and Azhar to resign.

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