Group calls for equitable funds for all constituencies in Sarawak
Rise of Social Efforts says constituency development funds should not be used to advantage certain political parties in the state government, but instead be allocated to all elected representatives no matter their affiliation. – The Malaysian Insight file pic, June 13, 2023.
A SARAWAK-BASED non-partisan civil society organisation , Rise of Social Efforts, has questioned if all opposition-held constituencies in the state are allocated the development funds equally. The question arose after Premier Abang Johari Openg recently approved the rural transformation programme and minor rural projects funding for the opposition-held constituency of Bawang Assan.
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