Anti-PM rally has no effect on Sungai Bakap polls, says Saifuddin

Minister says protest proves Malaysians are allowed to criticise the government.

Updated 1 year ago · Published on 30 Jun 2024 10:43AM

Anti-PM rally has no effect on Sungai Bakap polls, says Saifuddin
Hundreds of people gather in the carpark of the Seri Perdana complex to present eight demands to the government, in Putrajaya, on Saturday. – The Malaysian Insight pic by Najjua Zulkefli, June 30, 2024.

THE “Rakyat Tolak Anwar” gathering in Putrajaya yesterday will not affect the Pakatan Harapan (PH) campaign for the Sungai Bakap by-election, Home Minister Saifuddin Nasution Ismail said.

He said the rally showed that people had the right to assemble peacefully and criticise the government.

“The freedom they enjoy today is proof that under the Malaysian government led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and the Madani approach, the rights of every citizen,” he was reported as saying yesterday by Bernama.

Yesterday afternoon, about 250 people dressed in black gathered in the carpark of the Seri Perdana complex to present eight demands to the government, including the reinstatement of diesel subsidies and no hikes in the price of RON95 petrol. – June 30, 2024.

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