Perak Political Drama Takes A Turn

The political drama in Perak becomes more messy now. The court rules that Nizar is the MB. We have to respect the decision of the court. It also goes to demonstrate that our court is free of political interference. It is a good sign for the judiciary. We should not have the attitude that when the court decides for the government, it is not fair and when it decides against the government, it is justice.

Nizar should now convene a state assembly to see whether he enjoys the support of the majority of the state assemblyman. Who knows there maybe some katak politicians who may take this opportunity to jump ship again. If he fails to command the majority of the state assemblyman, then he can:

1) Resign as the MB, Seek an audience with the Sultan to dissolve the assembly and call for fresh election or;

2) Resign as the MB and let the party who enjoys the support of the majority of state assemblyman to be the MB.

Dissolving the state assembly and calling for fresh election will require the consent of the Sultan. Nizar is unlikely to convene an emergency meeting since he is likely to face a vote of no confidence. BN will definitely push for an emergency state assembly sitting.

BN can choose to appeal to the High Court ruling and this may then drag on effectively rendering the Pakatan state government ineffective.

Personally, I feel that a fresh state election will be the best way to resolve this stalemate. Let the rakyat decides and once for all, we resolve this problem, which is not doing anybody any good.

霹雳州政局动荡不休。法庭已裁决尼查为合法的霹雳州务大臣，我们必须遵从法庭的判决。这项判决也显示此案件不受政治干预，体现司法公正。因此，人民也不该偏执地把对政府有利的判决解读为偏袒不公，而与政府意愿相违的判决就是正义的判决。

尼查已获合法地位，他应该即刻召开州议会，以确认他是否获得多数议员的支持。说不定还有一些“政治青蛙”想趁势投机再跳槽。

如果尼查无法取得多数议员的支持，他有以下两项选择：


1) 辞去州务大臣一职, 觐见苏丹要求解散州议会；或
2) 辞职让位给党内能获得多数议员支持的领袖出任州务大臣。

要解散州议会及重新举行州选举必须得到苏丹御准。尼查召开紧急议会的可能性不大，我相信国阵议员会迫以要求召开紧急议会，对尼查进行不信认投票。

而国阵可以选择上诉，但这样做可能会继续拖沓问题，使民联州政府无法有效工作。

我个人则认为，解散州议会进行重选是最明智的做法。还政于民，就是让人民推选他们的政府，一劳永逸在霹雳州僵持不下的政治纷争。