Muslim lawmaker twits Aquino for ‘experimenting’ on ARMM polls By Charlie V. Manalo and Angie M. Rosales 03/02/2011

Muslim lawmaker twits Aquino for ‘experimenting’ on ARMM polls

By Charlie V. Manalo and Angie M. Rosales 03/02/2011
A lawmaker from Muslim Mindanao lashed out at President Aquino, saying the postponement of the elections in the Auto-nomous Region in Muslim Mindanao (ARMM) is nothing but an experiment of the administration of the Muslims.

In a privilege speech Monday night, Tawi-Tawi Rep. Nur Jaafar said that proponents of House Bill 4146, which seeks to synchronize the August 2011 ARMM polls to the 2013 national elections, were strongly determined to railroad and shortcut the proceedings of the joint committees, contrary to the normal practice of a deliberative body and without considering the possible repercussions and negative impact on the ARMM lawmakers’ constituents.

“This would be another experiment to be added to a long list of experiments on the lives of our Muslim people who up to now are still longing for peace. It is an inconceivable transgression of the right of Muslim representatives to parry an attempt to railroad the deliberation in favor of House Bill 4146, denying the people of the Autonomous Region in Muslim Mindanao the right to choose their leaders,” Jaafar said in his privilege speech.

Jafaar added that Congress should have passed his House Bill 4062 first since his bill aims to determine if the ARMM voters want the elections held this August or in 2013 in accordance with the ARMM elections
consistent with the Organic Act of ARMM..... MORE

Source:  The Daily Tribune

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