KUALA LUMPUR: Perikatan Nasional parliamentary whip Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan says the Opposition will write officially to Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof regarding the formation of a committee to oversee allocations for Opposition MPs.
The Kota Baru MP said he had contacted Fadillah about this, and Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainudin was also aware.
“He (Fadillah) told me to submit a letter, whether it is to request, negotiate, give feedback or more, before the committee will be formed.
“I even texted him about the statement he made that a committee will be formed.
“He told me to submit the letter first, and then the committee will be formed,” he told a press conference at the Parliament media centre here on Thursday (Feb 27).
“You can ask him (Fadillah) about this. I’m a lawyer and won’t talk without facts,” Takiyuddin added.
Hamzah had said the Opposition would write to Fadillah to seek confirmation if it is true that a letter must be submitted before the committee is formed.
“If so, we agree that the committee should be formed,” he said.
On Wednesday (Feb 26), Fadillah announced plans to form a committee to discuss allocations for Opposition MPs as disparity in the distribution of funds has been a longstanding issue.
Previous discussions on allocations led to the proposal of two memorandums of understanding which Perikatan rejected.
