IPOH – The assemblyman for Hulu Kinta, Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad was ordered out of the state assembly hall here today.
Speaker Datuk Mohamad Zahir Abdul Khalid gave the marching order to the PKR representative when he refused to sit but continued to speak when asked to stop by Deputy Speaker Khalil Yahaya earlier.
The commotion started when Arafat was dissatisfied with the reply given by state Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs, National Integration and Civil Society Committee chairman Datuk Abdul Yunus Jamahri on the issue of the rising prices of goods when winding up the debate.
Yunus had assured that he would give a written reply to the question raised by the Hulu Kinta rep as the winding-up time given exceeded the time limit.
Khalil, who was handling the proceedings at the time, ordered Arafat to sit down or leave for a break at the canteen.
However, Zahir who came in to replace Khalil at the sitting decided to order Arafat to leave the hall.
On Tuesday, Arafat shocked the state assembly when he took out a fresh chicken from a plastic bag and held it while debating on the issue of rising prices of goods, especially chicken, of late.
He said the chicken was a “present” for state Plantations, Agriculture and Food Industry Committee chairman Razman Zakaria, who is also the state assemblyman for Semanggol. – Bernama, December 16, 2021
