Iskandar Puteri MP Lim Kit Siang has disputed former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin's justification of the national emergency that took place from January to August last year by stating that the Covid-19 pandemic was "worse than war".

Lim said the emergency undermined checks and balances and saw the Covid-19 pandemic in the country dramatically worsen.

"I am shocked that former prime minister Muhyiddin Yassin (above) is still trying to justify the declaration of emergency on Jan 11, 2021, which completely undermined parliamentary oversight of the government in fighting the Covid-19 pandemic until the month of August and made...