At the time, opposition MPs were hosting a roundtable discussion on the lack of government scholarships for non-bumiputera students.
A heated argument broke out between opposition MPs and several BN MPs who entered the lounge, including Kinabatanan MP Bung Mokhtar Radin.
Bung Mokhtar (seated, extreme right) said he had filed the motion.
He alleged that there were outsiders in the lounge and this could have jeopardised "the safety of MPs".
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.
"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.
"But some of the participants started shouting, telling me to leave and pushed me," he told reporters after the scuffle.
Idris said that, as he was outnumbered, he retreated quietly.
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