KUALA LUMPUR: Disagreements over amendments to citizenship law among lawmakers will be handled through an internal mechanism, says Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail.
He said engagements would be held between government and Opposition MPs to get their feedback on the proposed amendments.
"We will deal with this through... engagements (with) all MPs.
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"A schedule has been set, we will (seek) their feedback. We want the best outcome," Saifuddin told reporters at the Parliament building media room on Tuesday (Nov 14).
This also came after Pakatan Harapan’s Ipoh Timor MP Howard Lee tweeted a cautionary note on social media platform X.
"Reading... the room consisting of just our own guys, sent clear signals that the proposed amendments if (they) hit the floor without decoupling, there will be some who are compelled to break (ranks) in order not to break conscience," Lee posted on Nov 4.
While Lee did not specify the proposed amendments, it was reported that he was referring to the proposal to amend relevant provisions under the Federal Constitution for granting citizenship.
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The decoupled measure referred to separating the "progressive" amendments from those viewed as "regressive".
On Nov 6, Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim said the government would explain to its backbenchers the proposed constitutional amendments related to the citizenship law.
He said there was a limit to what could be done at this stage on the amendments that were to be tabled.
