BUNG MOKTAR CAUSES STIR WITH FOUL WORD
Kinabatangan, Puncak Borneo MPs get into altercation during debate
DATUK Seri Bung Moktar Radin (Barisan Nasional-Kinabatangan) caused a stir in the Dewan Rakyat yesterday when he shouted “f *** you”.
The lawmaker hurled the foul phrase at Willie Mongin (Pakatan Harapan-Puncak Borneo) when the latter insinuated that the former visited a casino.
During the debate on the motion to introduce the Sales and Services Tax (SST), Bung Moktar was recounting the price of goods at markets when Willie uttered: “Is it not casino, Kinabatangan?”
Willie was referring to recent photographs that went viral online, purportedly showing a person resembling Bung Moktar sitting at a table in a casino.
Pausing for a few seconds, Bung Moktar pointed his finger at Willie and accused him of being rude, demanding that the statement be retracted.
“What is this? (You are) Rude and ill-mannered. YB (Yang Berhormat Willie) does not deserve to sit here.
“What do you want? You want to fight with me? Anytime. F*** you,” Bung Moktar retaliated.
His outburst attracted indignant reactions from PH members of parliament, with Wong Kah Woh (PH-Ipoh Timur) demanding that he retract the foul phrase.
However, this failed to dampen Bung Moktar’s anger as he continued his tirade.
Willie reminded Bung Moktar that his colleague, Datuk Seri Ismail Mohamed Said (BN-Kuala Krau), had constantly “schooled” MPs on the need to act with decorum in the Dewan Rakyat.
“This (pointing his finger at Willie) is not schooled. This is my floor. You sit down,” Bung Moktar said.
Bung Moktar continued his tirade, shouting “kepala bapak” (your father’s head) and “you play with prostitutes” at Willie.
Willie objected, declaring that Bung Moktar’s accusation was “truly disgusting”.
“You have no manners,” shouted Bung Moktar, to which Willie replied with “shameful”.
“If one wishes to teach someone, one must look in the mirror first,” Willie fired at Bung Moktar.
Amid the bedlam, Datuk Seri Dr Ronald Kiandee (BN-Beluran) stood up holding the Parliament rule book and cited Standing Order (36)(a), where an MP was not to touch on another MP’s personal behaviour during Dewan Rakyat debates.
“He (Willie) touched on an MP’s personal character. That is the source of the quarrel,” Ronald said, asking Deputy Speaker Datuk Rashid Hasnon to make a ruling on the matter.
With more MPs standing up, holding their copies of the Parliament rule book, a war of words erupted among them, resulting in Hasnon announcing that the time was 1pm and that the session would resume at 2.30pm.
As MPs began leaving the hall, Bung Moktar took the opportunity to throw a parting shot at Willie with the words: “Do not disturb a hornet’s nest”.
When the session resumed, Hasnon ordered Bung Moktar to retract his foul words.
The BN lawmaker duly retracted his words.
Finance Minister Lim Guan Eng tabled the Sales Tax 2018 Bill for a second reading and debate in Dewan Rakyat.
The bill, along with a yet to be tabled Service Tax Bill 2018, is part of the government’s bid to bring back the Sales and Services Tax (SST) to replace the Goods and Services Tax (GST).