No bloc votes today as PN chalks another win, score at 8-0
The Dewan Rakyat has passed two ministries' budgets at the committee stage with a voice vote.
There were no attempts at a bloc vote as of yet. There will be one more ministry budget to be debated today...
The Dewan Rakyat has passed three ministries' budgets at the committee stage with a voice vote today.
There were no attempts at a bloc vote, and most MPs on the opposition bloc appeared to have left the Dewan Rakyat before the final vote.
Shahidan Kassim (BN-Arau) claimed that if there were a bloc vote, the government would have produced 112 votes.
The budgets passed were for the Agriculture and Food Industries Ministry, the Rural Development Ministry and the Energy and Natural Resources Ministry.
The score now is eight ministries have passed through the committee stage.
Five ministries have passed with a voice vote, while three other ministries were passed after the opposition was defeated in bloc voting.
Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim (Harapan-Port Dickson) and former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad (Independent-Langkawi) were among those who debated the Agriculture Ministry's budget earlier.
Transport Minister Wee Ka Siong gloated over the Agriculture Ministry vote victory.
Wee noted that other opposition leaders such as Amanah president Mohamad Sabu (Harapan-Kota Raja), DAP chairperson Tan Kok Wai (Harapan-Cheras) and Mukhriz Mahathir (Independent-Jerlun) were also in the Lower House when the allocation was passed.
"Right after it was passed and there was no bloc vote, Mahathir and Mukhriz immediately left the House. I was confused about seeing it.
"Maybe it is a coincidence? Oh yes, Abang Mat (Sabu) is also quiet today, not shouting at all," he posted on Facebook, together with two laughing emojis.
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