Abstaining from vote not the same as rejection: PN MP tells govt

PARLIAMENT | A Perikatan Nasional MP today defended the opposition bloc’s abstention from voting on the Constitution (Amendment) Bill 2025 to enable the government to reinstate and re-enforce the Parliamentary Services Act in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday.

Khairil Nizam Khirudin (Jerantut-PN), when debating the Parliamentary Services Bill 2025 today, said abstaining from voting is a right all MPs have, and it does not equal a rejection.