Veteran MP Lim Kit Siang today challenged Defence Minister Hishammuddin Hussein to back his pledge to uphold transparency by declassifying a government report on the littoral combat ship (LCS) scandal.<br /><br />This was Lim's response to Hishammuddin’s promise to the Dewan Negara yesterday that the Defence Ministry will be transparent on the LCS project status and provide regular updates.<br /><br />The LCS project has come under public scrutiny after the Public Accounts Committee (PAC) released its report, indicating many problems affecting it.