Question of urgent or non-urgent fatwas raised

As twilight sets in and folk in the business district in George Town return home, the state legislative building is still bustling as sittings of the past few state assembly meetings have been going on till past 11pm.

N. TRISHA and R. SEKARAN at the Penang State Assembly
Photos by ASRI ABDUL GHANI and GARY CHEN

WHETHER there is such a thing as urgent and non-urgent fatwas (Islamic edicts) became a point of contention at the Penang State Assembly sitting.