The party’s policy bureau urged Putrajaya to discuss the matter as the bill was an important piece of legislation.

“According to law minister Wan Junaidi Tuanku Jaafar, the bill is expected to be tabled in the Dewan Rakyat in October.

“However, with October approaching, the government has yet to hold engagement sessions with opposition parties on the content of the bill,” it said in a statement.

The bureau said the bill required close scrutiny and cross-party consultation, much like the recently passed anti-hopping bill.

It then suggested that the bill include provisions for the establishment of an independent commission to enforce the political funding law, the creation of a mechanism for the allocation of public funds to prevent a repeat of the 1MDB and littoral combat ship scandals, as well as the formation of a parliamentary select committee to refine the bill before it is tabled in the Dewan Rakyat.

Earlier this month, Wan Junaidi said the government was hoping to table the political funding bill in the Dewan Rakyat in October.

He said the bill was Putrajaya’s own initiative to boost transparency, governance and accountability, pointing out that the law was not mentioned in the government’s memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Pakatan Harapan.

Political funding refers to how political parties and individual politicians raise money for election campaigns, daily operations and other activities. A political funding law regulates how parties and politicians receive and use money by ensuring disclosure of the source of funds and donations as well as the amounts received.