PAS Youth has condemned Putrajaya’s Kota Madani development project, slamming it as an “elitist” initiative which could place further financial strain on the nation amid subsidy cuts and a worsening fiscal deficit.

In reminding the government that the nation’s future does not lie in the prime minister’s “vanity symbols”, PAS Youth chief Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden criticised the government for “irresponsibly” taking on new commitments.