PETALING JAYA: Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said ( pic) has questioned the rationale for not allowing Parliament's committees, including the Special Select Committees, to conduct their activities as it prevents lawmakers from looking into issues affecting Malaysians. The Pengerang MP has also suggested to Attorney General Tan Sri Idrus Harun to consider advising the suspension of duties of the current Cabinet and replace it with the appointment of a Special Emergency Cabinet which consists of relevant ministers only throughout the Emergency period. In a letter dated Feb 17 addressed to Idrus, which was also posted on her Twitter account, Azalina said she was "bewildered" as to how and why the government is unable to employ means to facilitate Parliament sittings like other nations, such as by reducing the quorum of MPs present, fixing flexible sitting hours and broadcasting chamber proceedings.