Special bill: Is Zahid trying to 'Umno-fy' democracy, asks Takiyuddin

PAS secretary-general Takiyuddin Hassan lambasted Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi for the latter’s suggestion to introduce a special bill to ensure a government remains in power for its full five-year term.

Takiyuddin did not mince his words when he described Zahid’s proposal as “a statement of a desperate person, to the point of absurdity”.

In a statement today, the Kota Bharu MP questioned...