GRS leader questions proposed village committees by Federal Govt in Sabah


KOTA KINABALU: A Gabungan Rakyat Sabah (GRS) leader has questioned the setting up of Jawatankuasa Kemajuan Desa Madani (JKDM), or Madani Village Development Committees, in Sabah.

GRS information chief Datuk Joniston Bangkuai (pic) said that the initiative by the Rural and Regional Development Ministry, led by Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, undermined the existing Village Development and Security Committee (JKKK), which operates under the jurisdiction of the Sabah government.

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