Dewan Rakyat speaker Azhar Azizan Harun has denied allegations that he rejected a motion to debate the ongoing flood situation on the last day of the Dewan Rakyat sitting on Monday.<br /><br />Azhar explained that for urgent matters and those that needed to be discussed immediately, a motion under Standing Orders 18(1) needed to be submitted a day in advance before the sitting takes place.<br /><br />“Regarding the flood situation, MPs can send a notice to me via WhatsApp and so on before the sitting (Dec 20). In fact, a written motion can be submitted on the morning of Dec 20. However, no one did that.”
