A heated argument broke out between opposition MPs and several Barisan MPs who entered the lounge, including Kinabatanan MP Bung Mokhtar Radin. <br /> <br />Bung Mokhtar alleged that there were outsiders in the lounge and this could have jeopardised "the safety of MPs". <br /> <br />BN's Tangga Batu MP Idris Harun said he entered the lounge because he had heard participants cursing Umno and BN, and wanted to tell them that this was not appropriate. <br /> <br />"They were shouting BN celaka, Umno celaka, so I went over to advise them. I greeted (DAP-Ipoh Barat MP) Kula and (DAP-Ipoh Timor MP Lim) Kit Siang and told them I'd like to stay and listen. <br /> <br />"But some of the participants started shouting, telling me to leave and pushed me," he told reporters after the scuffle. <br /> <br />Idris said that as he was outnumbered, he retreated. <br /> <br />Bung, however, then launched into a loud tirade claiming the meeting was "illegal'. <br /> <br />"How can security allow these people to simply come into the Parliament?" he asked after concluding a shouting match with several indignant NGO members.
