Debate on PM’s Department in morning on 25th October 05
Tuesday, 25-10-2005I am now waiting for my chance to speak on the allocation of PM’s Department in Dewan Rakyat.
Kit Siang pointed out to the house that PM’s Department has the most allocation in the budget as it’s the biggest department in the Parliament. The norm was to have three days set aside for the debate. Now, things are getting worse as only a single day is reserved for what used to take three days of long sessions to completet
Kit Siang and Po Kuan made firery speeches earlier and were in returned booed by the BN guys when they spoke.
These UMNO guys are more active in the morning during this fasting month but they normally look tired and quiet in the afternoon when they become thirsty and hungry.
The UMNO MPs just criticised JAKIM for not strict enough on black metal, on Ayah Pin etc.
The MP from Jerai criticised men who wear earings, Chong Eng stood up to protest, saying that for Indians, the eldest son in the family has to wear earing. The Jerai MP then used the word “Kerling“. Kit Siang and Chong Eng stood up to protest, and the MIC MP from Cameron Highlands rushed in and asked Jerai MP why he brought such matter up again?Jerai then created another furore by asking the non-Muslim staff in the Dewan Rakyat to wear scarves. Those lady staffs who had worn scarves before but they don’t wear it anymore after Po Kuan protested it. Then he ridiculed those who don’t fast (puasa) and this created another exchange of words between DAP MPs and him.
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Hmm looks like Jerai wants to be holier than thou, smarter than thou, advicer to the youth of the country, get rid of people who stand up to the fact that Malaysia is not an Islamic country, and the list goes on.
Where is the guy who shouted ‘racist’ (about 50x ?) when Jerai made a remark which is just that? Maybe I should extract the audio so the opposition can play that at appropriate time in Parliament. Just like the canned laughter in sitcoms.
Then again, of course oppposition will not stoop down to their level.
Comment by carboncopy — Tuesday, 25-10-2005 @ 13: 47.52
When Jerai got nothing to say, this is what he is going to say. Substanceless speech.
He may have thought that he is good in making joke, instead of being a mere joke-maker in the House, he is merely a joker in the house.
If he can speak something that deserves good discussion in the House, then why until now he only manage to become a speaker in umno assembly, not even a parliamentary secretary?
Comment by lauwengsan — Tuesday, 25-10-2005 @ 17: 32.46
And how does all these ‘issues’ relate to the fate of our country? I think some of the MPs should resign themselves to become governing committee members for Islamic affairs (even that’s questionable), rather than being a waste of space in the DR.
Comment by najahn — Wednesday, 26-10-2005 @ 16: 40.44