Guan Eng's call for action against Zahid on KKDW 'overspending' politically motivated
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s political secretary has accused DAP’s Lim Guan Eng of making a “malicious” statement, saying there is no such thing as “overspending” in the rural and regional development ministry’s accounts.
KUALA LUMPUR: Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi's political secretary, Datuk Mohd Razlan Muhammad Rafii, has criticized DAP leader Lim Guan Eng for alleging overspending in the rural and regional development ministry's accounts. Razlan, also an Umno supreme council member, questioned the basis of Lim's statement regarding the RM2.1 billion figure and asserted that Lim should have been more careful and responsible as a former finance minister.
Razlan urged the treasury secretary-general to clarify the earlier statement to prevent further misinterpretation and emphasized that the finance ministry should provide a clear explanation to avoid confusion among the public. Razlan claimed that Lim's statement was malicious and politically motivated, aiming to tarnish the Umno president's reputation ahead of the Melaka election.
He advised Lim to focus on his own case in court before pointing fingers at others. Earlier, Lim had called for the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission to investigate the alleged over-expenditure in the ministry, led by Zahid, which he repeated on September 7.
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