PETALING JAYA: A government backbencher giving way to an Opposition MP in Parliament has earned the praise of Datuk Seri Dr Wee Ka Siong.
"It was a rather interesting incident when Deputy Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Datuk Wilson Ugak Kumbong answered a question from Ahmad Johnie Zawawi (Igan-GPS) about the Malaysia Agreement 1963 in Parliament on Thursday (Nov 2).
"When it came to a second additional question, Deputy Speaker Datuk Ramli Mohd Nor allowed Datuk Mumtaz Md Nawi (Tumpat-PAS) to raise the question.
"However, after members of the house saw the dejected face of Datuk Seri Mohd Shafie Apdal (Semporna-Warisan), Mumtaz gave the ‘floor’ to Shafie to ask the question and this was granted by the Deputy Speaker," said the Ayer Hitam MP in a Facebook post on Thursday (Nov 2).
Dr Wee said this was the first time an Opposition MP who got the floor gave way to a government MP.
“This spirit of harmony should be exemplified," added Dr Wee.
