Samsuri to represent SG4 in Parliament, says PAS Youth leader

Samsuri to represent SG4 in Parliament, says PAS Youth leader

Sukri Omar says the Terengganu menteri besar's candidacy in the Kemaman by-election is pivotal for amplifying the concerns and needs of the SG4 in Parliament.

Selangor PAS Youth chief Sukri Omar said the party’s candidate Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar would help to speak out against the injustice in the distribution of development funds. (Facebook pic)
PETALING JAYA:
PAS said its decision to field Terengganu menteri besar Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar in the Kemaman by-election is to enable him to represent SG4, the unofficial grouping of the four state governments it leads, in Parliament.

Selangor PAS Youth chief Sukri Omar said Samsuri’s candidacy was pivotal for amplifying the concerns and needs of SG4 in Parliament.

“Samsuri will represent us in voicing out against injustice in the distribution of development funds, especially in the four states.

“He will also represent other PAS leaders who aren’t in the Dewan Rakyat,” Sukri said at a ceramah.

The opposition is currently pushing for equal allocation for its MPs.

SG4 or “state government four” was set up in September with former prime minister Dr Mahathir Mohamad as its adviser.

PAS currently heads the state governments of Perlis, Terengganu, Kedah and Kelantan.

Samsuri will face Barisan Nasional’s candidate Raja Affandi Raja Noor, a retired army general, in a straight fight in the Dec 2 by-election.

The by-election was called following an election court’s annulment of the victory of PAS candidate Che Alias Hamid in GE15 last year. The court held that the distribution of government aid to voters during the campaign period constituted election bribery.

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