PRIME Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim’s vote of confidence at the Parliament yesterday has opened a can of worms for the Opposition, and netizens are now criticising the Perikatan Nasional (PN) coalition for a perceived attempt at another “backdoor” government which netizens are calling “Sheraton Move 2.0” on Twitter.
Irate netizens have taken to the social media platform to lambast the Opposition for their limited issues up for debate at the Dewan Rakyat, saying that the lawmakers were only good at accusing others without evidence while unable to debate about more crucial issues at hand.
They were responding to news reports that the Opposition bloc continues to raise questions about the number of legislators in the 222-seat Parliament who supported Anwar despite the vote of confidence yesterday.
According to Opposition leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin, the Opposition remains ready to take over as ruling government “when the time comes” and that “it can be any time; tomorrow, next week or next election”.
“Already [two] PN MPS stated openly in Parliament [there is going to be] Sheraton 2.0,” said a concerned @paultantk who also called PN’s desperation to form government when the time comes “absolutely disgusting”.
already 2 PN MPs stated openly in parlimen there is gonna be Sheraton 2.0
— Paul Tan (@paultantk) December 19, 2022
On the possibilities of a Sheraton Move 2.0 and in response to user @paultantk, user @e_lluminaughty said:
Openly announcing their willingness & plan to undermine parliamentary democracy?
In an ideal world, someone should come knocking on their door soon.
In an ideal world, that is…
— e_lluminaughty (@e_lluminaughty) December 19, 2022
On a separate matter, netizens further criticised PAS secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan’s “verbal tussle” with Law and Institutional Reform minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said.
User @_FarisAiman noted:
To defeat PN MPs in parliament is easy
Talk about the economy like how Rafizi & Johari Ghani did, and they stay silent with no comments
Talk about the law like how Azalina Othman is doing, and you will get the same
It is evident PN MPs have no depth in maneuvering this country
— Faris Aiman (@_FarisAiman) December 19, 2022
Meanwhile, user @borneo OG noted:
Kita faham peranan pembangkang ni utk menyoal semua keputusan govt. Check & balance la. Tapi hari pertama parlimen, nampak PN ni lebih kpd pembangang. Harap selepas ni ada penambahbaikan lah jangan bangang sampai bila2.
— Parlimen Amerika (@borneoOG) December 20, 2022
(“We understand that the role of the Opposition is to question the Government’s decisions [on policy-making]. It’s about check and balance.
“But on the first day that Parliament sits, it seems that [the] PN [ministers are] more like idiots. Hopefully they will improve soon and not continue being idiots forever”). – Dec 20, 2022
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