Anita Rachman, Jakarta – A lawmaker from the House of Representatives was booed by fellow legislators on Tuesday for calling on the House leadership to seriously evaluate deeply unpopular policies, including elaborate plans for a new parliamentary building and tax-payer funded overseas trips that are considered nothing more expensive holidays.

Nabiel Al Musawa, from the Prosperous Justice Party (PKS), interrupted Tuesday's plenary session to tell House leaders that he was tired of being criticized by the public.

"Speakers, if we notice the recent situation, we really have come to the very lowest level [in the eyes of the public]. We have been criticized for the new office building construction plan, aspiration funds and overseas trips," he said.

He was referring to the the proposed Rp 1.6 trillion ($180 million) building for lawmakers, complete with swimming pool and spa, the so-called aspiration funds, a proposal that would see each of the 560 lawmakers receive Rp 15 billion to be used on various development projects in their constituencies and the much-derided foreign junkets.

"[The public] have been using the very bad words to describe us, such as insensitive. And I am not willing to be called that. I demand the House evaluate all programs that are not popular." Lawmakers reacted to Nabiel's comments with a long "boo."

Teguh Juwarno, a lawmaker from the National Mandate Party (PAN), urged the House to suspend overseas trips to review the program. A number of legislators rejected the proposals.

Saan Mustopha, from President Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono's Democrat Party, said it would be "too hard" to suspend the overseas trip, arguing that not all overseas trips were wasteful. On Wednesday, the House recesses until Nov. 15.