Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun reached the palace at 9.30am for an audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong. — Picture by Hari Anggara
KUALA LUMPUR, June 29 ― Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun and his deputy, Datuk Rashid Hasnon, arrived at the Istana Negara here this morning for their audience with the Yang di-Pertuan Agong.
Azhar reached the palace at 9.30am while Rashid was seen entering Gate 2 of Istana Negara at 10.20am.
Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah granted audiences to both the Dewan Rakyat and the Dewan Negara Speakers along with their deputies this morning to discuss the reopening of Parliament.
After meeting with government and political leaders earlier this month, the Agong said he was of the view that Parliament must convene at the earliest opportunity despite the ongoing Emergency.
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