JOHOR BARU: Any form of government aid given during the by-election campaign for the Pulai parliamentary seat and the Simpang Jeram state seat cannot have the symbol of any political party, says Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
Anwar, who is also Pakatan Harapan chairman, said the matter had been discussed with Johor Mentri Besar Datuk Onn Hafiz Ghazi.
"There is an issue about the distribution of government aid to the people, party symbols cannot be used for this. This was practised by Perikatan Nasional before and I believe there are also one or two cases for the unity government.
"Symbols of political parties cannot be used because all government aid is from the government," he said after attending the "Kenduri Rakyat" and handing over of 1,000 Rahmah baskets at Dataran Taman Dahlia here on Friday (Aug 25).
The Election Commission (EC) has set tomorrow as nomination day for the two by-elections, while early voting is on Sept 5 and Sept 9 is polling day.
The by-elections were called following the death of Pulai MP and Simpang Jeram assemblyman Datuk Seri Salahuddin Ayub on July 23.
Anwar said during the campaign period, all party machinery and leaders should also abide by and respect all rules set by the EC to ensure a smooth election process. – Bernama
