Zuraida’s proposal rattles Umno, PAS and GPS lawmakers


Reports by MARTIN CARVALHO, HEMANANTHANI SIVANANDAM, RAHIMY RAHIM and TARRENCE TAN

A PROPOSAL by Housing and Local Government Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin to hold local council elections nationwide appears to have irked MPs from Umno, PAS and Gabungan Parti Sarawak (GPS).

Tan Sri Noh Omar (BN-Tanjong Karang) claimed that Umno and PAS MPs were slighted by Zuraida’s proposal during her speech in Parliament, describing local council elections as a Pakatan Harapan manifesto.

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