SEVERAL MPs have expressed dissatisfaction over not being able to interject and seek clarification from ministers during the winding-up speeches for their ministries on Budget 2021.
Opposition leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim urged Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun to show flexibility in letting MPs raise their queries when ministers presented replies on points raised about their ministries during the Budget debate.
“The House is a place to debate, not to just listen to the explanations by ministers. But if the Speaker is adamant and will not even allow more time for the ministers to speak and clarify, then this is not right.
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