Nizar, who returned to the Dewan Rakyat today after a two-day suspension, said he raised the Perak issue on Monday because the prime minister and cabinet ministers were present on the first day of Parliament's second sitting this year.

"If I say 'Hidup rakyat' and 'Bubar DUN' in Ipoh, I'd be handcuffed... that was the golden opportunity for me," Nizar told a press conference in Parliament lobby today.

When asked, Nizar said his actions were "spontaneous", denying claims that he had planned the stunt that ultimately led to his suspension.

Shortly after taking his oath as a member of Parliament on Monday, Nizar shouted his trademark slogan of "Hidup, hidup, hidup rakyat" and "Bubar, bubar, bubar DUN (dissolve the state legislative assembly)".

Dewan Rakyat Speaker Tan Sri Pandikar Amin Mulia had also ordered two-day suspensions for Nizar and seven Pakatan Rakyat (PR) parliamentarians for refusing to remove headbands that called for the dissolution of the embattled Perak state legislative assembly.

The former Perak menteri besar said he "felt it deep in (his) heart" when he took the oath and swore to protect the Federal Constitution.

"The very same constitution is being raped by whom in Perak? It is them," Nizar said, referring to Barisan Nasional's role in the Perak constitutional impasse.

Asked to respond to criticism that his behavior was akin to "samseng (unruly)", Nizar accused BN parliamentarians of being "more samseng" when several MPs previously used rude and vulgar language in the house.