The Larut MP addressed why the Parliament isn’t in session at the moment, and his answer will make you go 'huh?'.
Read on.
Fear of new cluster
According to The Star, certain activities involving a group of people, including the reopening of Parliament and large gatherings, can only take place once there is herd immunity, says Hamzah Zainudin.
“There are groups that want Parliament to open. This is the scenario, when there is a sitting, at least 1,000 people will be there, from MPs, to their officers, government officers, Parliament staff and others, he told the English daily.
“This can create a hotspot (for COVID-19). This is what we want to avoid, a cluster at Parliament.”
“If everyone gets vaccinated, then there will be herd immunity. When that happens, Parliament can be opened, gatherings can take place,” he added.
Malaysians not happy with the explanation
His explanation, however, didn’t sit well with netizens and several politicians on Twitter.
Dulu kita ada Ahmad Maslan. Sekarang ada Hamzah Zainuddin pula. https://t.co/3zdHseJuO4
— Azwa Ismail (@azwaismail) June 4, 2021
If Parliament cannot because of cluster, then factories should be shut. If virtual parliament cannot, schools should be closed with no online learning. The stupidity of Hamzah Zainuddin is astounding, and all this while he's talking about going after anti-vaxxers. https://t.co/58yeY4T6kn
— ☭ (@dhirajgill1) June 4, 2021
Hamzah Zainuddin, kalau kau pemalas dan suka tuang kerja, just say it and go. Tak payah la nak reka elaborate stories k.
— Kak Lah Sedia Berkhidmat (@WaniIbrahim) June 4, 2021
Home Minister Hamzah Zainuddin said today that Parliament will only sit after the country achieves herd immunity against the Covid-19 virus.
— Zulkiplee Mahdi (@zulmah56) June 4, 2021
Apart from covid19 virus, this virus (PN govt) is even harder to kill..
He is not the Speaker.
— Hannah Yeoh (@hannahyeoh) June 4, 2021
He is not the Health Minister.
He is also not the Vaccine Minister.
He is not the Prime Minister too.
So in what capacity is he saying this?https://t.co/MBA0fAJVR5
If our fully immunised elected representatives cannot meet in Parliament until herd immunity is reached then:
— Amar-Singh HSS (@DrAmarMOH) June 4, 2021
all schools
all offices
all in shop dining
etc
also cannot open until herd immunity is reached. https://t.co/cLlYERHRMl
Buka Parlimen akan lambatkan imuniti kelompok? What nonsense is this?
— Syed Saddiq (@SyedSaddiq) June 4, 2021
MP antara yg pertama dapat vaksin!
Sektor lain semua buka tu boleh cepatkan imuniti kelompok ke?
Someone help me make it make sense! pic.twitter.com/rerlX9dLNS
Selain azmin, hamzah zainudin juga terbukti kebodohannya. Padanlah jadi orang kanan PM yang tak dipilih rakyat. Emo sia aku alasan dia TAK MUNASABAH ABISTU ASAL KAU VAKSIN MACAM TAK SEMPAT TUNGGU ARITU????BUKAK PARLIMEN JE PUN BUKAN SURUH MINUM RACUN.
— zahirrudin ?????? (@zhrrdin) June 4, 2021
Takut sangat la semua Ahli Parlimen ni mati. Rakyat kat bawah ni hari hari kena hadap polisi mengarut, berkumpul sana sini cari duit. Takpe pulak https://t.co/9tc2kkEtO3
— Saher (@caey_) June 4, 2021
Then parlimen online la, kau duduk atas pokok ke? Yg takda line internet. Kalau 1k staff tu dah vaccine nak takut apa. Mati tu pasti, tp jalankan tanggungjawab wajib dan penentu mati kita nanti khusnul khotimah or not.. haihlaaa https://t.co/YrGsWtM7Ju
— Samsara #FreePalestin ???? (@nabbysamsara) June 4, 2021
Dah setahun covid-19 ni. Takkan tak pikir secara virtual. Tadika anak aku virtual, sekolah anak aku PDPR virtual, uni adik ipar aku ODL. Ape ke bodoh jadi menteri pikir sampai setahun. https://t.co/S9PVSTKjgI
— em-na (@holybiscuit) June 4, 2021
The King has proclaimed a state of emergency nationwide from 12 January until 1 August as a proactive measure to contain the COVID-19 pandemic.
No parliamentary and state assembly sittings, general election, state or by-elections will be held during the Emergency period.
But considering that almost every politician have completed their vaccination process, do you think the parliament should reconvene soon?