PETALING JAYA: The Kelantan caretaker government will proceed with free bus rides for students returning home to vote on Aug 12, despite concerns raised by the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission.
Caretaker menteri besar Ahmad Yakob stressed that providing the free bus rides is not an attempt to buy votes, but the state’s responsibility to help students who lack funds to return to cast their ballots.
“The Kelantan (caretaker) government will not cancel the free bus services because we’ve already made a promise to the people,” he told reporters after a ceramah in Kelantan last night.