Penang Gerakan has slammed Deputy Chief Minister II P Ramasamy for his remark that only DAP members can hold posts in the village development and security committee (JKKK).

"Is this practice still democratic, as it is often preached by Pakatan Harapan (that they practice democracy)?" the party vice-chairperson Oh Tong Keong asked in a press conference in Penang today.

"In the beginning, it was reported that the chairperson of the JKKK can be held by a non-DAP member but now, even committee members must be DAP members. Does this mean that in the future, villagers who are not DAP members cannot ask help from JKKK?"...