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KUALA LUMPUR – More drama transpired in the Dewan Rakyat today with a lengthy commotion resulting in three lawmakers from both sides of the divide being temporarily ejected from the House.
The three are Datuk Awang Solahuddin Hashim (Pendang-PN), Datuk Seri Shahidan Kassim (Arau-PN) and R.S.N. Rayer (Jelutong-PH).
Awang Solahuddin’s dismissal came after he refused to withdraw his remark accusing Natural Resources, Environment, and Climate Change Minister Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad of lying about Kedah being one of the states with a dwindling Malay reserve land size.
Shahidan, meanwhile, was given his marching orders after he accused Lim Guan Eng (Bagan-PH) of being a “penyamun” (thief).
As for Rayer, he was ejected for interfering in proceedings when he relentlessly pressed Shahidan to withdraw his accusation against Lim.
Their ejections came just over an hour after the opposition staged a walkout this morning to protest the speaker’s decision to reject its motion to debate the proposal for another round of targeted Employees Provident Fund withdrawals. – The Vibes, April 3, 2023
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