Thursday, March 12, 2009

Word fronm the Parliament : Barisan MP thrown out

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia suspended Datuk Siringan Gubat (BN-Ranau) from the House until 2:30pm for interrupting him on Thursday morning.
The Speaker was at the time advising Members of Parliament (MPs) to behave themselves during a debate on the social contract.
Just as Pandikar Amin finished speaking at around11:35am, Siringan, who remained seated instead of standing up and waiting for his turn to speak, said: “Ngam, Tuan Speaker, ngam. (Fair, Tuan Speaker, fair.)”
Pandikar Amin immediately asked him to leave the Dewan. Siringan asked if he could be forgiven, but the Speaker stood firm.
The incident occurred after Dr Mujahid Yusof Rawa (PAS-Parit Buntar), in a supplementary question, had asked what the Government was doing to curb parties that used a narrow perspective of the term “social contract” to attack other races in their speeches.
His question created an uproar.
As Dr Mujahid finished asking his question, he said he heard someone call him “bodoh” (stupid).
So he shouted: “Kalau jantan, berdiri sekarang. (If you are man enough, show yourself now.)”
At the Parliament lobby, Siringan said was not angry over Pandikar’s ruling.
“I did not ask for permission when I said that. If it is not right, I am sorry about that.
“It is okay. I am alright,” he told reporters.
Siringan, a Ranau state assemblyman since 1989 but a first-term MP, said he would return to the Dewan at 2:30pm.

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