KUCHING, Nov. 15 -- Calls for an early dissolution of the Dewan Rakyat are ill-timed as Budget 2027 has yet to complete the parliamentary approval process, said Senator Datuk Ahmad Ibrahim.

He said dissolving Parliament before the Budget was passed could disrupt the government's financial planning and delay funding for development projects, infrastructure programmes and other public commitments.

Ahmad said that while the Prime Minister could seek the dissolution of Parliament under the Federal Constitution, subject to the discretion of the Yang di-Pertuan Agong, the timing of such a move should be carefully considered.

"My concern is not about whether Parliament can be dissolved, but whether this is the appropriate time to do so," he s...