It’s the glass room for smokers
The Star (15/5/08): To smoke or not to smoke?
According to a Parliament rule, there should be no smoking within its premises.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said he had instructed Parliament administration chief Datuk Kamaruddin Baria to enforce the no-smoking rule at the MPs lounge after the issue was raised in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday.
“It will be enforced as soon as it’s practicable. They can then go smoke in the glass room.”
Nazri, however, added that he was personally not against smoking in the lounge.
The glass room is an unroofed area with glass walls set up a few metres away from the lounge and designated as the smoking section.
Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohamad Ghazali (PAS – Titiwangsa) said she was glad the ruling was being enforced.
“On my first day in Parliament, I told off several MPs. We are not denying them the right to smoke but they should only do so in the smoking section.
“I received so many e-mails and SMSes from my friends voicing support for me and I want this issue to garner as much attention as possible,” she said.
On Monday, Dr Lo’ Lo’ had slammed both backbenchers and opposition MPs for smoking freely within the premises, adding that she had a “culture shock”.
Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN – Kinabatangan), however, said he never lit up anywhere but in the MPs lounge.
“Yes, we cannot smoke everywhere in the Parliament building but we can smoke in the MPs lounge,” he argued. Everyone, he noted, should be free to smoke if they wanted to.
“This issue has been persisting for some 10 to 15 years now,” he said.
Dr Puad Zarkashi (BN – Batu Pahat) said he supported Dr Lo’ Lo’ and as lawmakers, MPs must be role models for the public.
“I hope the press will blow up the issue. I have raised this matter various times when I was in the Dewan Negara,” he said.
According to a Parliament rule, there should be no smoking within its premises.
Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Mohamed Nazri Abdul Aziz said he had instructed Parliament administration chief Datuk Kamaruddin Baria to enforce the no-smoking rule at the MPs lounge after the issue was raised in the Dewan Rakyat on Monday.
“It will be enforced as soon as it’s practicable. They can then go smoke in the glass room.”
Nazri, however, added that he was personally not against smoking in the lounge.
The glass room is an unroofed area with glass walls set up a few metres away from the lounge and designated as the smoking section.
Dr Lo’ Lo’ Mohamad Ghazali (PAS – Titiwangsa) said she was glad the ruling was being enforced.
“On my first day in Parliament, I told off several MPs. We are not denying them the right to smoke but they should only do so in the smoking section.
“I received so many e-mails and SMSes from my friends voicing support for me and I want this issue to garner as much attention as possible,” she said.
On Monday, Dr Lo’ Lo’ had slammed both backbenchers and opposition MPs for smoking freely within the premises, adding that she had a “culture shock”.
Datuk Bung Mokhtar Radin (BN – Kinabatangan), however, said he never lit up anywhere but in the MPs lounge.
“Yes, we cannot smoke everywhere in the Parliament building but we can smoke in the MPs lounge,” he argued. Everyone, he noted, should be free to smoke if they wanted to.
“This issue has been persisting for some 10 to 15 years now,” he said.
Dr Puad Zarkashi (BN – Batu Pahat) said he supported Dr Lo’ Lo’ and as lawmakers, MPs must be role models for the public.
“I hope the press will blow up the issue. I have raised this matter various times when I was in the Dewan Negara,” he said.
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