KUALA LUMPUR, Nov. 23 -- Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim (PH-Port Dickson) has urged Speaker Datuk Azhar Azizan Harun to allow more than 80 MPs to enter the House to hear and participate in ministers' winding-up speeches on Budget 2021.

Anwar also described the allotted time of only 20 minutes for each speech as unreasonable.

His comments come after the Speaker ruled that only 80 MPs are allowed inside the Dewan Rakyat at any one time and for only 20 minutes during ministers' winding-up speeches for their ministries on Budget 2021.

"I believe I understand the role of Parliament, especially ministers' speeches, debates and questions.

"This is the spirit that should be respected by Parliament," he told Dewan Rakyat today.

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