Putrajaya may insist that the emergency proclamation is purely to combat Covid-19 and is not political but its actions, such as the suspension of the Parliament and state assemblies, suggest otherwise, according to DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng.

He added that with the suspension of the legislature, Putrajaya is no longer being held accountable for its decisions in the Covid-19 battle, some of which are questionable.

Among them, the Bagan MP said, was the decision to scale back on testing people who have come in close contact with Covid-19 patients but are..