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PETALING JAYA: Umno President Ahmad Zahid Hamidi said tonight that Yang di-Pertuan Agong’s decision to reject a Cabinet proposal to declare an emergency should serve as a lesson for everyone.
He said the statement by the king, Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, showed that important decisions must be made through a consensus process, in which all relevant parties are participants.
“Therefore, it is necessary to initiate a national reconciliation on the political, economic, social and security agenda,” said Zahid.
Political leaders must now be honest and put people first during the Covid-19 pandemic, he said.
The Yang di-Pertuan Agong, after consulting the Malaysian rulers, said that there was no need to declare an emergency as the government was managing well in handling the Covid-19 crisis. stability of the government ”and emphasized the importance of the federal budget 2021, which will be presented on November 6.
Earlier in the week it had been speculated that MPs could vote against the budget, which would automatically lead to the resignation of Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and his cabinet.
