“He (Sivakumar) should check whether it had been right for him to do that,” Dr Zambry told reporters after attending a programme with fishermen, livestock breeders and farmers yesterday.
The Mentri Besar accused Sivakumar, who heads the state’s Rights and Privileges Committee, of misusing his powers and acting beyond his jurisdiction.
On Sivakumar’s statement that he had failed to give any explanation to the inquiry by the committee, Dr Zambry replied: “That is a total lie.”
Asked if he would lodge a police report as advised by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, Dr Zambry replied they would definitely act according to the rule of law, not according to whims and fancies.
On Sivakumar saying Dr Zambry and his exco members would be removed if they attended the next assembly sitting, the Mentri Besar again reiterated they would act according to the rule of law.
To another question whether he would move a motion during the assembly sitting, he said: “Do not anticipate anything right now.
“My main concern now is to work for the people as the Mentri Besar.”
Earlier, Dr Zambry told reporters at the state secretariat in Ipoh that the latest twist was all a game by Pakatan Rakyat, adding the necessary action would be taken against Sivakumar.
He stressed he had attended the two-day inquiry out of respect to the Speaker, and urged the people not to worry as the Government remained stable and intact.
Meanwhile, attempts to contact state legal adviser Datuk Ahmad Kamal Md Shahid were futile.The Star
RMT: There are rules and orders of the State Assembly to be followed. But logically these rules cannot be used by the Speaker (Sivakumar) to question the powers of the Sultan of Perak in appointing Zambry as MB after his majesty was convinced that BN has the majority of support in the Perak State Assembly. By his decision Sivakumar is challenging the powers of the Sultan to appoint MB and hence is unconstitutional.
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