PR suspended 7 ADUNs, now BN's payback by suspending ...??

No Member of Parliament...and/or ADUN must be suspended for any reason. These are the people's representative - and their right to be and to participate in Parliament or State Legislative Assembly must never be impeded.

This time around - sadly it was the Perak Speaker which started this suspension nonsense. (We note that in past, we had the suspension of Karpal Singh,'...DAP MP for Sandakan Fung Ket Wing in 1984, DAP MP for Batu Gajah Fong Poh Kuan who was suspended for six months without allowance in December 2001 and my[Lim Kit Siang] seven-month suspension in 1992..." (see earlier post, The power to suspend MP/ADUNs must be removed, and)

Now, Gobind may be suspended...

Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Nazri Abdul Aziz today tabled a motion in Parliament to suspend Puchong member of parliament Gobind Singh for 12 months.

The motion was filed at about 11.30am before Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia. - Malaysiakini, 16/3/2009, Motion against Gobind being debated

And suspending an MP/ADUN without allowance and perks is very unjust. Many MPs/ADUNs, who have no side-business or income depend 100% on their salary, allowance and perks - and this is also the money they use to pay rental of the service centres and employ their staff. Deprivation of allowances and perks is so very unjust..

I believe this fear of being suspended without pay also will keep many MPs/ADUNs silent in Parliament and the State Legislative Assembly. If I do not open my mouth, I certainly would not invite 'suspension'....I hope not.

Of course, some MPs and ADUNs may go overboard ....and invite 'suspension', but I hope it is for the right reasons - not merely to get self-publicity...and 'political mileage for oneself'. If the reason is to get 'political mileage' and publicity for a cause, then it is different...and will be acceptable.