No motion from Pua means he lied regarding LRT3 cost, not Najib
The Third Force
Tony Pua alleged at the Dewan Rakyat yesterday that the RM9bil cost cited by Dato’ Seri Najib Tun Razak for the LRT3 project was only for construction and did not include costs and fees associated with land acquisition.
His statement was met with reaction from UMNO’s Dato’ Seri Tajuddin Abdul Rahman, who persistently challenged the Damansara Member of Parliament (MP) to file a motion against Najib over the actual cost.
This is what Tajuddin told Pua in the Dewan Rakyat:
“If he (Najib) had confused the Dewan, file a motion against him. Raise a motion that Pekan (MP) confused the Dewan.”
According to reports (see news item and link provided below), Pua responded by saying that he couldn’t do so as the statement was made by Najib outside the Dewan.
But here’s the thing – there is no provision within the Standing Orders of the Dewan Rakyat or Article 162 of the Federal Constitution that disallows one MP from moving a motion against another MP over a statement even if that statement was made outside Parliament.
It follows, that should a motion by Pua be in the best interest of the rakyat, there is absolutely no reason for him not to move one if it serves to prove that Najib misrepresented Parliament as an elected MP by lying to the rakyat.
In that sense and that sense alone, Pua may actually be able to ‘prove’ that Najib is in contempt of Parliament and request that the lower house exacts some form of disciplinary action against the former premier.
Should Pua succeed, he would be able to prove to the Dewan once and for all that Najib is a liar who misled the people.
