Maverick DAP Tanjung Bungah assemblyperson Teh Yee Cheu has advised the Penang government not to be influenced by “capitalists” when making decisions on the state’s development.

“The capitalists’ advice usually does not benefit the people in the long run,” he said at a press conference in George Town today to voice his concerns over the Transport Master Plan (TMP).

The RM27 billion TMP involves plans to reclaim close to 4,000 acres of land on the southern post of the island.