Opposition MPs twice tried to refer Azalina to Committee of Privileges

sun2surf - Opposition MPs twice called for Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Azalina Othman Said to be referred to the Committee of Privileges while winding up the debate for her ministry in Parliament today.

Azalina first riled Opposition members when she said the signature events in the Opposition-led states were dropped because of a negative experience in Kelantan before.

"We have experienced it in Kelantan, whereby the staff of the State Tourism Action Council (MPTN) were not paid (their salary) for three months," she said to a point raised by Mohd Azmin Ali (PKR-Gombak).

She then told Nga Kor Ming (DAP-Taiping), who said she should have displayed a more respected political maturity, that the decision was made because of the contradicting policies between those practised by the federal and state governments.

This prompted shouts of protests from Opposition MPs like M. Kulasegaran (DAP-Ipoh Barat) and N. Gobalakrishnan (PKR-Padang Serai) and many of them stood up to argue, including Nga and Mohd Azmin.... selanjutnya.