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Negeri Sembilan MB defends exco's conduct against PM criticism
Negeri Sembilan Menteri Besar Datuk Ismail Lasim has rejected Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim's characterisation of state executive council actions as rude and uncivilised, insisting the officials acted within their prescribed roles.
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SEREMBAN — The Negeri Sembilan leadership moved to defend its executive council's conduct on Wednesday, pushing back against what it termed mischaracterisations of the state officials' behaviour.
Menteri Besar Ismail Lasim disputed the Prime Minister's recent remarks describing certain actions by the state exco as rude and uncivilised, stating that all involved parties had operated according to their constitutional and administrative responsibilities.
The dispute appears to stem from differing interpretations of how state-level officials handled a recent matter, though specifics of the underlying issue were not immediately detailed. Ismail's response underscores continuing tensions between federal and state-level governance in Malaysia's political structure.
The Menteri Besar's position reflects broader questions about the distribution of powers between federal and state authorities, a perennial issue in Malaysian federalism where jurisdictional boundaries occasionally generate friction between Kuala Lumpur and state capitals.
The exchange highlights the ongoing need for clarity regarding the proper conduct and authority of state executive councils as they navigate their responsibilities within Malaysia's constitutional framework.