The 11 Federal Territories parliamentarians meeting the Federal Territories Minister on the hike in assessment rates today were made to sign an Official Secrets Act (OSA) declaration.
Amid mounting public protest against the exorbitant hike, the minister Tengku Adnan Mansor was scheduled to explain the move to the MPs albeit behind closed doors.
Reporters were only allowed to photograph the arriving MPs and Tengku Adnan, as they walked into the meet at DBKL's headquarters.
Amid mounting public protest against the exorbitant hike, the minister Tengku Adnan Mansor was scheduled to explain the move to the MPs albeit behind closed doors.Reporters were only allowed to photograph the arriving MPs and Tengku Adnan, as they walked into the meet at DBKL's headquarters.
However Batu MP Tian Chua tweeted from within the meeting room a while later that some MPs have refused to sign the pledge.
"DBKL officers distributed to us an OSA pledge when the meeting started. Members of parliament felt quite offended and refused to sign," read his tweet, although he did not elaborate on how many MPs refused.
Yesterday, Parliament turned down a motion to debate the controversial DBKL tax hike, the first in 21 years and as high as 260 percent for some areas.
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