Pakatan MPs stage walkout

Pakatan Rakyat parliamentarians staged a walkout from the Dewan Rakyat after deputy speaker Ronald Kiandee refused to allow a debate on a motion by the Home Ministry.

Earlier, the Home Ministry moved a motion directing the inspector-general of police to ensure that roads leading to Parliament were free from obstacles at all times.

The motion was passed after obtaining a majority approval through voice count, prompting howls of objections from the Pakatan bench.

The frustrated Pakatan MPs, led by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang, marched out of the House and refused to partake in the debate on the royal address.