DPM: Opposition asked to postpone talks on funding

 

Opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin and opposition party representatives have requested that discussions regarding allocations be postponed to next week, said Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof.

He said discussions involving allocations for opposition MPs should have been held last Tuesday.

“All party representatives, namely Takiyuddin Hassan (PAS), Hamzah and Ronald Kiandee (Bersatu) requested a postponement because Takiyuddin had important matters in Kota Bahru.

“So maybe next week… the date has yet to be set because we are waiting for them to confirm,” he told reporters after distributing bubur lambuk to the public at Surau Al-Hidayah, Petra Jaya today.

According to him, the discussion will also detail the opposition’s requests to the government, including any form of cooperation that can be established between both parties.

“After that, I will present it to the government for discussion, and only then will negotiations take place,” he said.

Meanwhile, Fadillah denied claims by Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman, who said his constituency had not received any allocations.

“The allocation to him as an MP is not yet available, but there are allocations for the parliamentary constituency. He (Syed Saddiq) has only met me twice.

“I want to discuss with the opposition leader (Hamzah) first,” he said.

In a written reply in Parliament recently, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Dr Zaliha Mustafa said over RM300 million was channelled to the Muar constituency through various projects.

- Bernama