The Lembah Pantai MP said that according to the Federal Constitution, the house must reconvene within six months of its last sitting.

The last sitting was held on Dec 17 and the six months were up yesterday, he said.

However, Fahmi said, the emergency ordinance takes precedence over the constitution as the nation is still under a state of emergency.

“Section 14(1)(a) states: ‘For so long as the emergency is in force, the provisions relating to the summoning, proroguing and dissolution of Parliament in the Federal Constitution shall not have effect.

“However, if the emergency ends on Aug 1, it means Article 14(1)(a) no longer applies as the emergency is no longer in force. Therefore, Article 55(1) of the Federal Constitution will apply again at that time.

“To avoid a constitutional crisis, Parliament must convene no later than Aug 2, not September or October, as repeated by Muhyiddin and Takiyuddin,” he said in a Facebook post, referring to statements by the the Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin and de facto law minister Takiyuddin Hassan.

On Wednesday, the Yang Di-Pertuan Agong said Parliament should reconvene as soon as possible to allow MPs to debate the emergency ordinance and the government’s national recovery plan.

The Malay rulers also said there was no need for the nation to remain under a state of emergency after Aug 1, and wanted state assemblies to also reconvene soonest possible.