The government spokesman says allocations channelled through the platform are special funds under the prime minister’s purview.
Fahmi said allocations channelled through the MyKhas platform are special funds under the prime minister’s purview, separate from the facilities and entitlements provided to MPs through Parliament.
Fahmi, who is also the communications minister, said residents in both constituencies would continue to have access to assistance despite the restrictions.
“The Prime Minister’s Department’s implementation coordination unit has clarified that residents in both parliamentary constituencies may still submit applications, which will be assessed and approved directly by the ICU.
“As such, there is no issue regarding applications or the allocation of funds,” he was quoted by Bernama as saying after the Cabinet meeting today.
He was responding to claims by Subang MP Wong Chen and Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung that their offices had been denied access to the MyKhas system.
The two MPs were among those who attended the May 17 relaunch of Parti Bersama Malaysia, a party that former PKR leaders Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad have taken over.
Wong has since said he would stand as a Bersama candidate if he were to contest in the next general election.
PKR deputy secretary-general Bryan Ng later defended the government’s move to block Wong and Lee from accessing the portal, saying this was simply a result of their political choices.
Ng maintained that the pair cannot choose to align with a party or leader seeking to overthrow the government while demanding that the federal administration still hand them resources. - FMT
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