KUALA SELANGOR: In his electoral debut, the Barisan Nasional candidate for Kuala Selangor, Tengku Datuk Seri Zafrul Tengku Abdul Aziz, says he will carry out his campaign in a civil manner and not respond to accusations of lavish spending by his contenders.
Tengku Zafrul, who was Finance Minister, said he would not resort to dirty politics to hit back at his opponents.
“My priority is to compete in a healthy manner and focus on the development and welfare of the people of Kuala Selangor,” he said at the Bandar Puncak Alam Family Day programme here yesterday, Bernama reported.
This was Zafrul’s response to claims of his lavish spending in Kuala Selangor before this.
“That question should be answered by the people of Kuala Selangor themselves,” he said, adding that he was happy with the response of the electorate.
On the construction of a station at Alam Suria on the Puncak Alam line of the East Coast Rail Link (ECRL) project, Tengku Zafrul said the station was requested by residents of Puncak Alam and that it had been approved.
However, he said, he did not have detailed information on the project, like when the construction work would start.
“The information is with the Transport Ministry and Malaysia Rail Link Sdn Bhd. What I did was to propose the construction of the ECRL station as requested by residents of Puncak Alam and the project was approved,” he added.
In June, Tengku Zafrul announced that an ECRL station would be built in Puncak Alam.
The ECRL, involving a 665km rail network, in Kelantan, Terengganu, Pahang and Selangor, is expected to start operating in January 2027.
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