Zahid’s grant announcement nothing to do with state polls, says PM

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Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi’s recent promise of grants totalling over RM500,000 to Terengganu youths has nothing to do with the state polls, says Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.  The Prime Minister told reporters that on Sunday (July 30) and stressed that there should be no use of public funds or government projects during the campaigning period that commenced after nomination day for the state polls on July 29.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/mrys4cyj  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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01:00 I mean, the government, the federal government in particular,

01:04 and state governments not affected in the election

01:07 must continue.

01:09 From nominations to elections, there

01:11 should not be use of public funds or government projects

01:16 to campaign.

01:17 That's very clear.

01:18 That's also the cabinet decision.

01:21 But that does not preclude the necessity

01:25 of continuing with the work.

01:27 For example, the Madani announcement,

01:30 that was decided much earlier, prior to the industrial master

01:33 plan and the 12th industrial plan review.

01:41 So must we postpone all this?

01:43 No.

01:44 The work must continue.

01:45 I think people have to be prepared.

01:48 But we must not use--

01:51 for example, there is an impending program of a project

01:57 impending, I think about the 5th of August.

02:00 We decided last month.

02:02 I wouldn't cancel that.

02:04 But certainly, I wouldn't want candidates to be around.

02:07 I don't want posters, party posters.

02:10 It should be purely a governmental program

02:13 that must continue.

02:15 OK?

02:16 Clear?

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