KUALA LUMPUR, Jan. 18 -- Langkawi MP Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad and four other lawmakers from his Pejuang party are now seeking to be part of a constitutional court challenge regarding the Yang di-Pertuan Agong's discretion to refuse to declare an Emergency.

The four others who are seeking to be interveners are Pejuang president and Jerlun MP Datuk Seri Mukhriz Mahathir, Pejuang secretary-general and Kubang Pasu MP Datuk Amiruddin Hamzah, Sri Gading MP Datuk Shahruddin Md Salleh, as well as Pejuang deputy president and Dewan Negara lawmaker Datuk Marzuki Yahya.

Dr Mahathir who is also Pejuang chairman and the four others had on January 12 jointly filed an intervener application to ask the High Court in Kuala Lumpur to allow them to be part...