Tajuddin: Dr Mahathir playmaker behind opposition walkout
Umno deputy minister agrees with blogger Raja Petra that former prime minister’s bid to oust Najib made opposition leave Dewan Rakyat during Budget 2017.
(FMT) – An Umno deputy minister supports blogger Raja Petra Kamarudin’s assertion that the walkout by opposition politicians during the Budget 2017 speech on Friday was the handiwork of Dr Mahathir Mohamad.
Deputy Minister of Agriculture and Agro-based Industry Tajuddin Abdul Rahman said it was clear that the former prime minister “had a hand” in the walkout staged by the Opposition MPs during the tabling of Budget 2017 by Prime Minister Najib Razak, The New Straits Times reported.
“We don’t need Raja Petra to tell us that. I can tell you that he (Mahathir) is involved either directly or indirectly as he has already been working with the opposition to oust Najib.
“How can they (MPs) deny the fact that the walkout was not about protesting the budget but rather against Najib?,” Tajuddin was quoted as saying over the walkout which was criticised by some quarters, including politicians.
