A DAP lawmaker has urged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak to drop Kinabatangan MP Bung Moktar Radin as a candidate for the coming general election if he is sincere about empowering women.

Kulai MP Teo Nie Ching made the call following the Sabah politician's sexist remarks in the Dewan Rakyat regarding the headscarf ban in certain hotels.

Teo also demanded that Bung retracts his remarks and apologises.

However, Bung remained unapologetic.

“Berambus (get lost) and go to hell,” he said after re-tweeting a news report on Teo's statement.

When debating the Budget 2018 yesterday, the Kinabatangan MP said that a "beautiful woman" would still look attractive, even if she wears a headscarf.

"Kalaupun dia tidak cantik, telanjang pun, siapa tak mahu (Even if she is not pretty, even if nude, who wouldn't want (her)?” he added.

Teo described Bung's act of judging a woman's value on her appearance as “disgusting”.

"This is not the first time Bung has made remarks that undermined women. From 'bocor setiap bulan' in 2007, to 'women drivers are slow and oblivious' in 2011, it is evident that his party (Umno) has failed to enlighten him, or Bung is completely not educable," she said.

According to Teo, Bung's behaviour also ran counter to Najib's promise to elevate the role of women in the country.

"This includes making it compulsory, by the end of 2018, for government-linked companies and statutory bodies to ensure that at least 30 percent of their boards of directors are women, proposing to increase the mandatory maternity leave in the private sector, and individual tax exemption for women who return to the workforce after some time," she said, further citing Najib's allocation of RM20 million for the Peak Entrepreneur Programme.

"However, his (Najib's) efforts will seem insincere if he fails to take action against Bung, who just did a huge disservice to women empowerment," she warned.

Meanwhile, Bung has been on a tweet-for-tat since yesterday with those who condemned him over the remarks.

In one tweet, the veteran politician said he should not be judged for his choice of words since what is important is that his message gets across to the authorities concerned.

Bung had called on the government to take stern action against hotels that barred their female Muslim employees from wearing headscarves at the front desk.