Stop provoking the people, Penang gov’t told
The DAP-led Penang government should stop provoking the emotions of the people to create a feeling of distrust and hatred for the federal government, Penang BN chairperson Teng Chang Yeow said.
Teng said that even though the DAP-led government came into power eight years ago, it was still finding faults with the federal government for its own failures.
He said Chief Minister Lim Guan Eng's allegations that Penang was discriminated and did not receive any allocations from the federal government were completely untrue.
"In a recent statement, the Penang Federal Action Council chairperson Zainal Abidin Osman confirmed that the federal government allocated RM5.7 billion to Penang under the 11th Malaysia Plan.
"In fact, under Budget 2016, a total of RM768 million was allocated to Penang. Yet, Lim continues to say Penang is marginalised and did not get any allocations from the federal government," Teng said in a statement released in Penang yesterday.
– Bernama
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