Zahid calls for Parliament to reconvene, says didn’t discuss NOC with king

Umno today expressed its support for the re-opening of Parliament to the Yang di-Pertuan Agong Sultan Abdullah Sultan Ahmad Shah, citing the need to uphold democracy.

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi also hinted to the media that in his view, the formation of a government body similar to the National Operations Council (NOC) was currently unnecessary.