It's about Sabah's MA63 rights, not MP seats, says GRS leader


KOTA KINABALU: Sabah and Sarawak’s push for 35% representation in the Dewan Rakyat is not about the desire to have more seats but a matter of rights being returned to the states, says a Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) leader.

Sabah Progressive Party's (SAPP) Yong Yit Jee said former Election Commission (EC) deputy chairman Datuk Seri Wan Ahmad Wan Omar missed the point when the latter seemed to suggest that fulfilling the quota was troublesome and unfair to Peninsular Malaysia.

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