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28/06/2008: Rift between Nazri and Tiong widens

Datuk Seri Nazri
 KUALA LUMPUR: The feud between Datuk Seri Nazri Abd Aziz, minister in charge of Parliament affairs and Barisan Nasional Backbenchers Club (BBC) chairman Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing has gathered momentum.

 “I am expecting the BBC to recommend to Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi to sack me as a minister. If they dare not do that on Monday, then shut up and don’t talk anymore,” said Nazri.

Datuk Seri Tiong King Sing
He said this in response to Tiong’s statement that the club was upset with Nazri, a minister in the Prime Minister’s Department, who had called the BBC members childish and gangster-like after they removed the barricade at Parliament lobby on Tuesday. The barrier was put up to ban reporters from moving freely in the lobby area.

Tiong said the backbenchers felt insulted by Nazri’s remarks.

He said that BBC checked with both Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia and Nazri before removing the barricade.

He said both had said that they were not aware of the barricade.

Tiong had also said that the BBC would hold a meeting on Monday to discuss the issue and decide on the next course of action to be taken as they felt Nazri had gone overboard.