PETALING JAYA: Parliamentary allocations will still be channelled to Subang and Petaling Jaya despite their MPs being barred from accessing the online portal that manages these funds, says the Prime Minister’s Department.
In a statement, the department’s implementation and coordination unit said it will directly channel and manage these funds to ensure the needs of constituents continue to be met.
“The unit will diligently carry out its role as the coordinating agency to ensure the implementation of government programmes and initiatives proceeds smoothly, benefiting the local community,” it added.
PKR’s Subang MP Wong Chen and Petaling Jaya MP Lee Chean Chung were barred from accessing the MyKhas portal over the past week.
Both of them were among those who attended the May 17 launch of Parti Bersama Malaysia, a party that former PKR leaders Rafizi Ramli and Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad have taken over.
Wong has since said he would stand as a Bersama candidate if he were to contest in the next general election.
Earlier today, PKR deputy secretary-general Bryan Ng defended the government’s move to block Wong and Lee from accessing the portal, saying this was simply a result of their political choices.
Ng maintained that the pair cannot choose to align with a party or leader seeking to overthrow the government while demanding that the federal administration still hand them resources.
