DAP rep questions N Sembilan assembly delay

The postponement of the Negeri Sembilan legislative assembly sitting has raised fresh questions over the absence of a functioning state exco, 76 days after the state election, said state opposition leader J Arul Kumar. The Nilai assemblyperson said the administration appeared to be operating as a “one-man show”, with Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim shouldering the state’s administrative responsibilities and portfolios in the absence of 10 excos. Arul was speaking after 11 Pakatan Harapan assemblypersons turned up for what was supposed to be the first day of the sitting, only to find it had been postponed. He said checks on the official e-Dewan portal this morning still showed that the sitting was scheduled to run for five days, from Oct 16 to 22.