Pig-farming takes centrestage at Dewan
The Star (12/5/08): Pig-farming projects took centrestage in the Dewan Rakyat as MPs from both sides of the House got into a mud-slinging fight on Monday.
"A state government had put its priority in approving the Projek Khinzir Raksasa (Gigantic Pig Project) or its short form PKR," said Khairy Jamaluddin (BN-Rembau) when highlighting the issue of self-sufficient commodities - rice, beef, vegetables and mutton.
This riled the Opposition, especially members of PKR, who stood up and defended their party.
But none of them was given a chance to interject as Khairy had been refusing to allow anyone to seek explanation since the beginning of his speech.
Mahfuz Omar (PAS - Pokok Sena) then took a pot shot back at Barisan Nasional by saying that PBN was meant for Projek Babi Negara (National Pig Farming Project).
Khairy demanded to know who was the person who shouted and asked for a retraction.
However, he did not manage to find out the “culprit".
Despite the long and heated argument, Khairy managed to finish reading his five-and-a-half page speech.
So far 25 MPs had taken part in the motion of thanks, which left 128 more MPs to give their speech.
The debate session will resume at 2.30pm.
"A state government had put its priority in approving the Projek Khinzir Raksasa (Gigantic Pig Project) or its short form PKR," said Khairy Jamaluddin (BN-Rembau) when highlighting the issue of self-sufficient commodities - rice, beef, vegetables and mutton.
This riled the Opposition, especially members of PKR, who stood up and defended their party.
But none of them was given a chance to interject as Khairy had been refusing to allow anyone to seek explanation since the beginning of his speech.
Mahfuz Omar (PAS - Pokok Sena) then took a pot shot back at Barisan Nasional by saying that PBN was meant for Projek Babi Negara (National Pig Farming Project).
Khairy demanded to know who was the person who shouted and asked for a retraction.
However, he did not manage to find out the “culprit".
Despite the long and heated argument, Khairy managed to finish reading his five-and-a-half page speech.
So far 25 MPs had taken part in the motion of thanks, which left 128 more MPs to give their speech.
The debate session will resume at 2.30pm.
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