Rural and Regional Development Minister Mohd Shafie Apdal reminded Felcra participants not to be influenced by the incitement of any parties out to discredit the government.

He said this was to ensure all government assistance programmes could be implemented smoothly.

"Sometimes they talk about the government not helping, not enough dividends but we are aware and know that the government is helping us while those who spread these lies are not, so why should we listen to them," he said after the 2010 state Kemas excellent service awards at Dewan Saadah, Wisma Muis in Kota Kinabalu today.

Yesterday, Felcra chairman Tajuddin Abd Rahman was quoted as saying they have detected certain parties involved in inciting the agency's participants, in particular the Orang Asli, to hate the government.

- Bernama