N Sembilan Harapan reps told to return three months of state allocations
State exco says they are no longer entitled to the funding after state assembly dissolved.
Seremban, August 26 — Negeri Sembilan's Chief Minister, Datuk Ismail Lasim, has instructed 17 Pakatan Harapan state assemblymen, including six who lost their seats in the recent election, and two constituency coordinators to return allocations they received between July and September within a month. This request stems from the fact that they no longer hold any official function following the dissolution of the State Legislative Assembly on June 5.
The allocations, aimed at service centers and people's well-being, were approved at a State Executive Council meeting on June 3 and transferred into their accounts the next day. Each ADUN is required to return RM174,000, while each coordinator must return RM150,000. Former Exco members, including ex-Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Aminuddin Harun, were eligible to use the allocation for the month of July.
Ismail clarified that these former members received RM225,000 in total for the three-month period and are only required to return RM150,000 for August and September. His office will shortly issue letters demanding the return of these allocations. In other news, Ismail announced that Rembau MIC Division chief Datuk VS Mogan has been appointed as Coordinating Officer for Indian Community Affairs, with Exco-member status, starting September 1.
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