PETALING JAYA: Petaling Jaya MP Maria Chin Abdullah walked out of the Dewan Rakyat in protest against former prime minister Najib Razak delivering a speech on the 2021 budget as the chief of Barisan Nasional (BN) backbenchers.
The PKR MP told FMT this was to send a message that she could not accept how an MP convicted of corruption charges in court could still deliver a speech on the budget.
She said she joined more than 10 other MPs in walking out of the Dewan Rakyat in protest.
“Najib has been convicted of corruption, but today, he is present as the head of BN backbenchers and debating the 2021 Budget as if nothing happened. I protested this and have walked out!” she said in a Twitter post.
In a separate post, citing the first Bersih rally in 2007, Maria said the sacrifices made by Malaysians to fight against corrupt leaders should not be forgotten.
Meanwhile, Jerlun MP Mukhriz Mahathir said he was puzzled as to how a former prime minister convicted of abuse of power and criminal breach of trust could still speak on the budget in Parliament.
“New norm?” he asked in a Twitter post.
During his speech, Najib said BN MPs will only support the budget tabled last Friday if Putrajaya made amendments to the Supply Bill, including a six-month extension to the loan moratorium and allowing a one-off RM10,000 withdrawal from the Employees Provident Fund.
“Our support (for the budget) is based on these two conditions. It is a conditional support,” he said in his 90-minute speech during the budget debate. - FMT
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