JOHOR BAHRU - Any form of government aid given during the by-election campaign for the Pulai parliamentary seat and the Simpang Jeram state seat cannot have the symbol of any political parties, said Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anwar, who is also Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman, said the matter had been discussed with Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
"There is an issue about the distribution of government aid to the people, party symbols cannot be used for this. This was practised by Perikatan Nasional (PN) before and I believe there are also one or two cases in the Unity Government.
"Symbols of political parties cannot be used because all government aid is from the government," he said after attending the "Kenduri Rakyat” and handing-over of 1,000 Rahmah baskets at Dataran Taman Dahlia here today.
The Election Commission (EC) has set tomorrow as nomination day for the two by-elections, while early voting is on Sept 5 and Sept 9 is polling day.
The by-elections were called following the death of their incumbents, Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub last July 23. Salahuddin was the Pulai Member of Parliament as well as the Simpang Jeram assemblyman. - BERNAMA
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Anwar, who is also Pakatan Harapan (PH) chairman, said the matter had been discussed with Johor Menteri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
"There is an issue about the distribution of government aid to the people, party symbols cannot be used for this. This was practised by Perikatan Nasional (PN) before and I believe there are also one or two cases in the Unity Government.
"Symbols of political parties cannot be used because all government aid is from the government," he said after attending the "Kenduri Rakyat” and handing-over of 1,000 Rahmah baskets at Dataran Taman Dahlia here today.
The Election Commission (EC) has set tomorrow as nomination day for the two by-elections, while early voting is on Sept 5 and Sept 9 is polling day.
The by-elections were called following the death of their incumbents, Domestic Trade and Cost of Living Minister Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub last July 23. Salahuddin was the Pulai Member of Parliament as well as the Simpang Jeram assemblyman. - BERNAMA
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