SHAH ALAM - Sometimes the noise and decibels levels at the Lower House goes so high till you can't hear what one MP is saying to the other.
This is followed by House Speaker muting the microphones for a moment of silence.
But Jelutong MP RSN Rayer, a man known not to mince his words, sometimes praised by the ruling MPs for articulating his points well and saying it as it is while at other times criticised for irking them to a point where the House goes into chaos, said MPs need to speak up.
“I believe when you are a representative, you have to be loud or people will question why they voted for you. But I suppose when it needs to be loud, sometimes I do speak loudly.
“You can say I am a loud person with noble intentions," Rayer told Sinar Daily Politically Frank:
He further shared his opinion of how Dewan Rakyat should be run and handled. He suggested that the House Speakers should be firm and remain neutral in ensuring fairn decisions are made.
“I think the Speakers who are residing should be firm, they should not take sides because sometimes the speakers make a ruling which we think is unfair.
“The speakers should act without fear of failure and be firm,” he added.
On July 26, the Dewan Rakyat approved the motion to extend the detention period of suspects under Sosma after it was put for a bloc vote.
A total of 111 MPs voted in support of the Bill while 88 MPs voted against and 21 were absent.
The law is valid for five years and can only be extended upon approval of Dewan Rakyat for an additional five years.
The current Sosma five-year limit expired on July 31 of this year.
