Claim govt to increase Parliamentary seats just rumour-mongering, says Fahmi

The Star

Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fadzil said it is untrue that the Unity Government plans to increase the number of parliamentary seats from 222 to 300.  Fahmi on Sunday (Sept 3) added that such claims by Perikatan Nasional chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin are a rumour mongering tactic in the ongoing Pulai by-elections, Johor.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/ycymejka  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00 Communications and Digital Minister Fahmi Fazil said it is untrue that the unity government

00:08 plans to increase the number of parliamentary seats from 222 to 300.

00:14 Fahmi said that such claims by Perikatan Nasional Chairman Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin are a form

00:19 of fear-mongering tactics during the ongoing by-elections in Pulai Johor.

00:25 He also pointed out that this is the first time he has heard of such figures and questioned

00:30 the source of Muhyiddin's information.

00:32 Speaking to reporters after officiating the Kitamadani Aspirasi Malaysia 2023 programme

00:38 on Sunday, Fahmi suggested that Muhyiddin should instead come to Parliament and ask

00:42 the Prime Minister whether or not such claims are true.

00:47 During a Perikatan Cerama on Saturday night, Muhyiddin claimed that the unity government

00:52 would increase the number of parliamentary seats if it retains a two-thirds majority

00:57 in the Dewan Rakyat.

00:59 "I am not going to be a parliamentary candidate for the next two years.

01:02 I am going to be a parliamentary candidate for the next two years.

01:05 I am going to be a parliamentary candidate for the next two years.

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