KUALA LUMPUR: There is no draft agreement related to the allocation demands of opposition lawmakers to the unity government, as claimed by leaders of the Perikatan Nasional (PN).
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Fadillah Yusof, who is also the Unity Government chief whip, said no draft document was submitted or received during his meeting with Opposition Leader Datuk Seri Hamzah Zainuddin in Parliament on March 19.
"I emphasise once again that during my meeting with opposition representatives last week, no documents were provided by the government or the Opposition.
"It was merely a session to hear their requests and offers, and there was no discussion regarding any 'agreement'," he said in a statement today.
Fadillah also urged Hulu Terengganu member of Parliament Datuk Rosol Wahid of Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia (Bersatu), who made the claims about the draft, to request it from the Opposition leader.
"Let's see if that draft (agreement) exists or not," he said.
On March 22, Hamzah, who is also Larut MP, was reported to have said that the Opposition had received a draft document detailing matters related to negotiations on allocations for Opposition MPs.
Rosol told Sinar Harian that PN has asked for a RM3.5 million annual allocation for its MPs during its ongoing negotiations with the government.
He was quoted as saying in the report that the terms of the draft agreement on the matter also include RM300,000 in allocation to manage the MPs' service centres. — BERNAMA
