PUTRAJAYA: Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak has asked all 10 Barisan Nasional backbenchers who boycotted the second sitting of the Terengganu state assembly Tuesday to return to the proceedings.
Najib also denied that their absence from the assembly had led to a "full-blown political crisis" in the state. Among the backbenchers boycotting the assembly was former mentri besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, assemblyman for Jertih.
The third and final sitting of the state assembly is on Wednesday.
Barisan holds 24 seats in the 32-seat state assembly, with PAS holding the remainder. The Barisan lawmakers boycotted proceedings in an apparent bid to force Terengganu Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said to step down.
They claimed they had received threatening SMSes, and three of them have lodged dpolice reports.
“They (assemblymen) had received SMSes but they did not come from the Mentri Besar’s office, so there is no truth to it. I want them to attend the assembly sittings as usual,” Najib told reporters Tuesday when asked to comment on the apparent boycott.
On allegations that there was a bid to force Ahmad out of office, he said that too had been denied.
Najib also said there was no tension in Terengganu despite latest political developments, adding the issue was not something which could not be managed.
Earlier Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that any problem in Terengganu was of concern to him and Najib, adding that two of them would work together to resolve the issue.
Muhyiddin also said he would meet Ahmad over the matter, adding that he was also waiting for a full report on Tuesday’s incident. He also denied that the assemblymen’s absence from the House was tantamount to a boycott.
“It is their right to attend or not to attend (the state assembly sitting), but not to the extent of jeopardising Barisan’s position in the assembly, for we are the government in Terengganu.
“Will their absence affect the assembly sitting? We want to find out the real situation,” he told after attending a briefing by the Education Ministry’s senior officers.
Asked whether the Federal Government was satisfied with Ahmad’s performance, Muhyiddin said: “He is the MB, and he is doing whatever he is supposed to do.
“I think beyond that, there could be some other issues and problems we need to look into.”
The boycott comes in the wake of speculation that a vote of no confidence would be tabled against Ahmad.
Najib also denied that their absence from the assembly had led to a "full-blown political crisis" in the state. Among the backbenchers boycotting the assembly was former mentri besar Datuk Seri Idris Jusoh, assemblyman for Jertih.
The third and final sitting of the state assembly is on Wednesday.
Barisan holds 24 seats in the 32-seat state assembly, with PAS holding the remainder. The Barisan lawmakers boycotted proceedings in an apparent bid to force Terengganu Mentri Besar Datuk Ahmad Said to step down.
They claimed they had received threatening SMSes, and three of them have lodged dpolice reports.
“They (assemblymen) had received SMSes but they did not come from the Mentri Besar’s office, so there is no truth to it. I want them to attend the assembly sittings as usual,” Najib told reporters Tuesday when asked to comment on the apparent boycott.
On allegations that there was a bid to force Ahmad out of office, he said that too had been denied.
Najib also said there was no tension in Terengganu despite latest political developments, adding the issue was not something which could not be managed.
Earlier Tuesday, Deputy Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin said that any problem in Terengganu was of concern to him and Najib, adding that two of them would work together to resolve the issue.
Muhyiddin also said he would meet Ahmad over the matter, adding that he was also waiting for a full report on Tuesday’s incident. He also denied that the assemblymen’s absence from the House was tantamount to a boycott.
“It is their right to attend or not to attend (the state assembly sitting), but not to the extent of jeopardising Barisan’s position in the assembly, for we are the government in Terengganu.
“Will their absence affect the assembly sitting? We want to find out the real situation,” he told after attending a briefing by the Education Ministry’s senior officers.
Asked whether the Federal Government was satisfied with Ahmad’s performance, Muhyiddin said: “He is the MB, and he is doing whatever he is supposed to do.
“I think beyond that, there could be some other issues and problems we need to look into.”
The boycott comes in the wake of speculation that a vote of no confidence would be tabled against Ahmad.
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