KOTA BAHARU, 21 April-- Suruhanjaya Pilihan Raya (SPR) dicadang mengenakan hukuman terhadap wakil rakyat yang meletak jawatan sesuka hati tanpa alasan yang kukuh.
Anggota Parlimen Jerlun, Datuk Mukhriz Tun Dr Mahathir berkata perbuatan meletak jawatan dalam kalangan Anggota Parlimen atau Anggota Dewan Undangan Negeri pembangkang dengan sewenang-wenangnya, kini seolah-olah menjadi trend bagi memastikan parti mereka sentiasa mendapat perhatian.
Perbuatan itu katanya merugikan rakyat dan negara kerana pilihan raya kecil memerlukan perbelanjaan besar setiap kali diadakan, selain mewujudkan suasana tidak selesa dalam kalangan penyokong parti-parti yang bertanding.
"Kita ingat dulu di Permatang Pauh, (Presiden Parti Keadilan Rakyat), Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail dengan begitu mudah walaupun sihat, menyerahkan jawatan kepada suaminya (Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim), maka berlakunya pilihan raya kecil di situ.
"Apa (hukuman) yang dianggap wajar, terpulanglah kepada SPR. " kata Mukhriz, yang juga Timbalan Menteri Perdagangan Antarabangsa dan Industri kepada pemberita selepas merasmikan satu bengkel usahawan wanita di sini hari ini.
Mengenai kekosongan kerusi Dewan Undangan negeri Pulau Pinang kawasan Penanti yang dikosongkan oleh Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin daripada Parti Keadilan Rakyat, Mukhriz berkata beliau setuju dengan bapanya, Tun Dr Mahathir, supaya Barisan Nasional bertanding dalam pilihan raya kecil di situ walaupun BN sedang memikirkan untuk tidak meletakkan calon kerana membantah tindakan penyandang kerusi itu melepaskannya tanpa alasan yang kukuh.
"Mungkin ada baiknya kita bertanding di situ. Tapi saya rasa geram jugalah, geram kerana mereka (pembangkang) seolah-olah setiap bulan nak ada pilihan raya kecil," katanya.-- BERNAMA
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Fine MPs Or State Assemblymen Who Resign Without Valid Reason
he Election Commission (EC) should fine state assemblymen or Member of Parliament (MP) who resign without just cause or a valid reason.
Jerlun MP Datuk Mukhriz Mahathir said resignation of assemblymen and MPs has become a trend among the opposition, apparently to continuously hog the limelight.
Such action however, is a loss to the people and community, results in a waste of money as by-elections should be held while raising the animosity among the parties and people, due to such by-elections, he said.
"The Permatang Pauh episode is one good example whereby a by-election was called merely because former Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) president Datin Seri Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail decided to give up the post to her husband Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
"What the fine should be will depend on the EC. We cannot see a valid reason that can be accepted for such action, including what has happened in the Penanti state assembly seat," he said.
Mukhriz who is also Ministry of International Trade and Industry, Deputy Minister also welcomed his father, former Prime Minister Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad's suggestion that Barisan Nasional (BN) should contest the Penanti seat.
The Penanti seat fell vacant following the decision by former Penang deputy chief minister Mohammad Fairus Khairuddin who won the seat under PKR, decided to resign, following allegations of corrupt charges brought up against him.
"Although there isn't a clear indicator as to whether BN can win or not, may be we should contest after all, because we still have supporters in Penanti," he said.
Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak had earlier said that BN might not contest the by-election for the Penanti State seat as it must first consider whether it would benefit the people or otherwise.
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