KUALA LUMPUR: Women, family and community development minister Rina Harun insists that no one is left out in the food basket assistance in her Titiwangsa parliamentary constituency.
“I help everyone, I’ve never asked them where they are from … Some are not Titiwangsa parliamentary constituents, not registered voters as well, but we help all, no matter what background and where they are from,” she told reporters when commenting on allegations that she politicised the food basket assistance.
A resident in Titiwangsa had said that his application for food basket aid was rejected because he was from another parliamentary constituency, a claim that had gone viral earlier.
Rina, who is Titiwangsa MP, said eligible individuals would also receive monthly aid from the welfare department, besides the food basket assistance.
She said so far, 10,000 food baskets had been distributed in Titiwangsa.
On claims that her ministry did not cooperate with non-governmental organisations (NGOs) to distribute aid to those in need in enhanced movement control (EMCO) areas, Rina said her ministry welcomed cooperation from any party.
“Currently the ministry really needs the assistance of NGOs because we know they have their own target groups, even for 10 bags of rice, we will accept and try our best to deliver them to the target groups,” she said.
Rina had earlier visited a family in need in Taman Maluri here today under the Kembara Prihatin Negara @ Kongsi Rezeki programme.
Under the programme, essential goods are distributed to residents in some people’s housing projects (PPR), including the PPR Flat Sungai Baru, Perumahan Awam Seri Perlis 1 and PPR Laksamana in Jalan Peel.
According to Rina, the programme has benefited 669,727 people with 4,035 companies and NGOs providing donations so far.
Those who wish to contribute to the programme can contact the National Welfare Foundation at 03-8323-2424 or 019-293-8236.- FMT
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