Minister for Local government and Housing, Dato Sri Dr Sim Kui Hian said there will not be any election in Sarawak this year as the state will remain under Emergency until Feb 2 next year.

The 12th Sarawak state election was supposed to be held within 60 days after August 1 when the current Emergency ends.

Dr Sim said after a Federal Government Gazette issued Friday night said that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah had decreed that Sarawak be placed under a Proclamation of Emergency from August 2, 2021, to February 2, 2022.

Dr Sim thanked the King and Yang di-Pertua Negeri of Sarawak for the unprecedented ‘localised’ Emergency for for the consultations with Sarawak Government and Federal Government, advice by the professionals over the last few weeks for the unprecedented “localised” emergency for Sarawak for another 6 months.

He added that the Election will be held once it is safe to do so.

Dr. Sim who is also the President of Sarawak United Peoples’ Party(SUPP ) also hit at opposition for continuing with political play and they will let the people decide who is competent, who work and perform at this extraordinary challenging time.

The federal gazette on Proclamation of Emergency (Sarawak) stated that amongst others it was issued under Clause (1) of Article 150 of the Federal Constitution ‘to suspend the general election to the Dewan Undangan Negeri in order to prevent any further increase in the spread of the epidemic of Covid-19 if the general election is held’.

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