KUANTAN, May 9 — The issue of allocations to opposition assemblymen heated up the Pahang state assembly, sitting at Wisma Sri Pahang here today, when several representatives from both sides defended their views.

The issue of the allocation was raised by nearly all Perikatan Nasional (PN) assemblymen who took part in the debate on the motion of thanks for the royal address of the Regent of Pahang, Tengku Hassanal Ibrahim Alam Shah Al-Sultan Abdullah Ri’ayatuddin Al-Mustafa Billah Shah.

It all started when Jengka assemblyman, Shahril Azman Abd Halim, during a debate, claimed that the Kelantan and Terengganu state governments, which are administered by PAS, gave allocations to opposition assemblymen, which should be emulated by the Pahang government.

However, state Agriculture, Agro-based Industry, Biotechnology and Education Committee chairman, Datuk Seri Mohd Soffi Abd Razak, stood up to disagree with the statement, and asked Shahril Azman to state the amount given to the opposition in Kelantan.

Also interjecting was Menteri Besar, Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail, who supported Mohd Shoffi’s statement. However, it was shot down by Opposition leader, Datuk Seri Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man, who said he had checked the matter with Kelantan Menteri Besar, Datuk Ahmad Yakob, who confirmed that the allocation was being provided. — Bernama