A leaked circular from Felcra Bhd revealed that area managers were asked to gather 20 participants each for a programme featuring Economic Affairs Minister Azmin Ali, which was scheduled to be held in Terengganu this afternoon.
According to the circular, the participants would be paid RM20 per person.
However, Felcra's head of communication Mohammad Ab Rahman said the payment of allowance has been practiced for the past seven years.
“This has been our practice since 2012. Not only for programmes featuring ministers, (but) we (also) pay allowances for all programmes participated by Felcra (members).
“It is a form of reimbursement for participants who attend Felcra functions because they would lose their income for that particular day,” he told Malaysiakini.
However, the programme organised by the Rubber Industry Smallholders Development Authority (Risda) was cancelled for reasons unknown.
The circular, sighted by Malaysiakini, was addressed to the Felcra managers from Durian Burung dan Bukit Sudu.
Apart from the RM20 allowance, the area managers were also asked to submit the names of the participants together with their MyKad numbers before July 30.
Meanwhile, Utusan Online reported that PKR president Anwar Ibrahim's programme in Terengganu, which was slated to be held tomorrow, has also been cancelled.
The programme would be held on a different date this month as Anwar and his family would be performing the Haj on Aug 3.
Terengganu PKR chairperson Azan Ismail said while he accepted Anwar's explanation for the cancellation, he was disappointed with Azmin's programme being scrapped because preparations involved various agencies.
“Terengganu PKR had no information (regarding the event) until two days ago when we received the invitation and a letter from the agency (Felcra) which informed us of the minister's official visit.
“I wish to state that the cancellation is not related to Terengganu PKR. In fact, Terengganu Pakatan Harapan is also confused and has no knowledge of the decision (to cancel),” he added. - Mkini
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