Encourage Private Member’s Bills, says constitutional expert

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There is no record of any Private Member’s Bill being passed by the Dewan Rakyat, according to Shad Saleem Faruqi.PETALING JAYA: Private Member’s Bills should be encouraged as they may enable the government to avoid paying a political price if the Bill is opposed by the public, says a constitutional expert.Constitutional law professor Shad Saleem Faruqi pointed out there is not a single record of a Private Member’s Bill being passed in Parliament, adding that the percentage is around 20% in the United Kingdom (UK). He said private members are MPs who are not ministers.“If the Bill is controversial and the government is worried about losing support, let a private MP sponsor it. He will get the blame, or he will get the credit.“I know that in the UK, they wanted to abolish homosexuality and prostitution as a criminal offence in 1957. They wanted to de-legalise it, but it’s contr…