Things get heated in Dewan Rakyat as deputy minister faces MP's tirade over aid for the disabled


KUALA LUMPUR: Delays in implementing an increase in monthly assistance for the disabled led to a heated exchange in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Oct 27).

A brief war of words broke out between Women, Family and Community Development Deputy Minister Datuk Zailah Mohd Yusoff and Teo Nie Ching (PH-Kulai) when she accused the government of reneging on its promises.

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