After F-word fiasco, Bung Moktar shies away from fist fight he had challenged MP with

After challenging Puncak Borneo MP Willie Mongin to a fist fight in Parliament, Datuk Seri Bung Moktar Radin has now shied away, suggesting that he was too old for it.

“We are lawmakers and he is still young,” said Bung Moktar. “So, he needs to learn the protocol in the Dewan and read the Standing Orders to know what can and cannot be said.

“And if he wants a fist fight, he would be better off sparring with Manny Pacquiao instead,” he said at the Parliament lobby.

Bung Moktar was responding to a tweet from Mongin, who asked him to name a time and place for a showdown. Pacquiao is a professional boxer-turned-politician in the Philippines.

On Mongin’s challenge, Bung Moktar said he was willing to prepare a boxing ring and find a boxer for Mongin if that was what he wanted.

The drama has began in Parliament on Tuesday (Aug 7).

Bung said that he went to the Selayang market near Kuala Lumpur to monitor prices after the Goods and Services Tax (GST) was zero rated.

As he was speaking, Mongin interrupted and asked Bung which casino he went to, in an apparent reference to a video online purportedly showing Bung gambling.

An irked Bung immediately responded and called Mongin insolent and asked him to retract the statement.

“This is rude, you don't deserve to sit here. Samseng (thug). You want to fight with me? Anytime,” said Bung amidst jeers and taunts from the House.

To this, Thomas Su (PH-Kampar) said Mongin had merely asked a question.

This further infuriated Bung, who then said “F*** you” before sitting down.

A ruckus then broke out with several Pakatan Harapan MPs calling on Bung to apologise and Deputy Dewan Rakyat Speaker Datuk Mohd Rashid Hasnon to reprimand him.

Bung eventually retracted the expletive on the orders of the Speaker.