‘Jangan drama’, pemimpin PAS kata kalau serius beri peruntukan dari tahun pertama

PAS leader Awang Hashim has urged the government to provide allocations for opposition MPs from the very first year of the parliamentary term, rather than waiting for the final year of the current Parliament. Speaking to FMT, the PAS Joint Secretary said that providing allocations from the outset would be fair and just. He criticized those who only consider giving allocations at the end of the term, describing it as "drama" when they have been through a difficult phase for several years.

DAP urged Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim to provide equal allocations to all MPs and amend the law to ensure such allocations are permanent. DAP deputy leader Gobind Singh Deo reiterated his party's previous promise to ensure all MPs receive equal allocations. Wan Saiful Wan Jan, the deputy president of Wawasan, dismissed the DAP demand as mere "theater" and questioned why the issue is only being raised now, four years into the current government.

Awang, the MP for Pahang, questioned whether the demand for equal allocations is politically motivated if the party would become opposition again. He suggested that if the government is truly serious about equal allocations, it should have been done from the beginning, as promised in the coalition manifesto. He also demanded Anwar reveal the names of Umno leaders allegedly blocking allocations for states under the Barisan Nasional coalition, instead of making unsubstantiated allegations.

When speaking at the PKR National Congress on August 16, Anwar denied allegations of sidelining states ruled by the National Unity Front, while also revealing that some Umno leaders previously disagreed with his decision to send aid to affected states.