Speaker ticks off rep with chicken, asks if goats and cows are next

IPOH: State assembly speaker Mohammad Zahir Abdul Khalid today reprimanded Hulu Kinta assemblyman Muhamad Arafat Varisai Mahamad for bringing a whole raw chicken to the sitting yesterday.

He asked security personnel to carry out more rigorous inspections on items such as bags and packages brought into the assembly.about:blank

“I would like to stress that what happened during yesterday’s debate session should not be repeated.

“I hope no one brought goats or cows to today’s sitting,” he joked, before continuing with the sitting, which enters its fourth day today.

Yesterday, Arafat shocked the House when he took out a whole chicken from a plastic bag during the debate on the Supply Bill 2022 to protest against the increase in the price of poultry.

He said the rise in prices was a burden to the people, and claimed that there had been no serious action from the authorities.

Arafat said he brought the chicken because he did not see any effort by the plantations,agriculture and food industry committee chairman, such as holding meetings with retailers and entrepreneurs, to solve the problem.

The action drew cheers from assemblymen. One of them interrupted by saying “Put the chicken down … go back and make rendang.” — Free Malaysia Today