DAP veteran leader Lim Kit Siang was today suspended from Parliament proceedings until 1pm for saying that Umno was power crazy.
Lim was suspended by Deputy Speaker Ronald Kiandee for questioning the hasty manner in which the Human Rights Commission of Malaysia (Amendment) 2009 Bill was being debated.
Lim had wanted more time for the matter to be discussed and debated.
Kiandee had asked repeatedly for Lim to sit down, to which the veteran Ipoh Timur parliamentarian refused to do.
And in his arguments, Lim had said that Umno was being power crazy in pushing through the amendments.
When Lim refused to apologise for his remarks, Kiandee suspended him until the lunch break.
The amendment to the human rights commission bill was necessary to incorporate certain new aspects in the appointment of human rights commissioners as part of the requirements set by the International Coordinating Committee of National Institutions for the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights (ICC).
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(Source: Malaysiakini)
This was Hishammuddin's last speech as Umno Youth chief, as he is contesting a vice-president's post in this party polls.
He continued with the controversial Umno Youth tradition of arriving at the meeting hall with a keris.But in what appeared to be a concession to past criticism, Hishammuddin avoided raising the keris and stopped at just kissing the blade.
He then raised his right hand, and shouted the customary clarion call of Hidup Melayu (Long Live the Malays) three times.
In the past, Hishamuddin's act of raising the keris had drawn much flak from various quarters who viewed it as a threat to other races.
Today's change in protocol seems to indicate that Hishammuddin was avoiding causing discontent among non-Malays, particulary in light of the three impending by-elections on April 7.
However, this decision could have a bearing on his bid for vice-presidency, as many hard-core Umno members could see Hishammuddin as being weak.
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