DPM denies opposition's claim of draft agreement for allocations

There is no such draft agreement on the allocation demands of opposition lawmakers with the government as claimed by Perikatan Nasional leaders, said Deputy Prime Minister Fadillah Yusof.

Fadillah, who is also the government’s chief whip, said no draft document was submitted or received during his meeting with opposition leader Hamzah Zainudin in Parliament on March 19.

“I emphasise once again that during my meeting with opposition representatives last week, no documents were provided by the Madani government or the opposition.

“It was merely a session to hear their requests and offers, and there was no discussion regarding any ‘agreement’,” he said in a statement today.

He also urged Bersatu’s Hulu Terengganu MP Rosol Wahid, who mentioned the draft, to request it from the opposition leader.

“Let’s see if that draft (agreement) exists or not,” he said.

Recently, Hamzah, who is also the Larut MP, reportedly said the opposition had received a draft document detailing matters related to negotiations on allocations for opposition MPs.

Meanwhile, government spokesperson Fahmi Fadzil also denied Hamzah’s statement regarding the matter and confirmed that Fadillah’s meeting with the opposition leader was only to hear their views.

The communications minister said the government had discussed the meeting and will take follow-up actions, including discussions at the Madani government leadership council meeting to be held later.

“For now, we haven’t obtained anything substantive from the opposition, so we need to go back to the drawing board.

“If opposition MPs feel that these discussions are somewhat delayed, don’t blame the government, they should ask the opposition leader why it’s delayed,” he told reporters after launching the Ramadan CSR Initiative and Lembah Pantai Iftar Perdana event with Foodpanda Malaysia and collaboration partners at the IWK Eco Park @ Pantai Dalam, Kuala Lumpur.

- Bernama

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