Democrats allege pro-government members deliberately obstructed sitting

The Democrats have alleged that today's parliament sitting had to be halted due to lack of quorum as a result of deliberate obstruction from government aligned MPs.

Although the regulations state that three sittings must be held every week, it was decided through deliberations with parliamentary group (PG) leaders that sittings will only be held for pressing matters during campaign periods. However, today's sitting could not be proceeded as the minimum required quorum was not reached.