KUALA LUMPUR — Opposition assemblymen will receive state government allocations for their constituencies if voters return Pakatan Harapan (PH) to the state government in elections this Saturday, said Melaka PH chairman Adly Zahari.
He said this practice, implemented when the coalition led the state government in 2018, will continue if PH rules the state to ensure all elected representatives have sufficient financial resources to carry out their duties and serve the community.
Adly, formerly Chief Minister of Melaka when PH governed the state, said it was the first state administration to provide allocations to opposition assembly members.
“Based on my own experience as an opposition member, the absence of such allocations makes it difficult for assembly members to manage their service centres and assist the community in their respective constituencies.
“If you are an assemblyman and receive absolutely no allocation, it becomes extremely challenging. At the very least, the fundamental requirement is an allocation for the operation of a service centre,” he told reporters here yesterday, Bernama reports.
Adly Zahari said although funds are channeled through district offices and government agencies, financial resources provided by the state government to opposition assemblymen members are essential for distribution to the public in the form of various types of assistance.
Adly, who is the PH candidate for the Bukit Katil seat in Saturday’s election, said he plans to expand digitalization initiatives, such as a ‘Smart Melaka’ system which would serve as a platform for the public to submit requests for aid and lodge complaints.
This method would ensure greater transparency and less political interference in the distribution of aid and the resolution of public issues.
“Under this approach, every request for assistance or complaint received by an elected representative will be recorded in the system before being forwarded to the relevant agencies for further action; the final decision on approval or the resolution of the issue will then be made by the respective agencies.”
“This digitalized system also allows the public to track the status of their complaints such as those concerning infrastructure issues like clogged drains or fallen trees while indirectly enabling the government to monitor the actions taken,” he said.
Adly faces a four-way contest for the Bukit Katil seat. His challengers are Muhammad Ridzuan Mohd Sarif (Perikatan Nasional), Dr. Aliza Che Amran (Parti Bersama Malaysia), and Abu Bakar Sabudin (Independent).
In the previous state election, he won the seat with a majority of 1,057 votes.
The Election Commission has set November 14 as the polling day for the 16th Melaka state election, with early voting scheduled for November 10. — November 9, 2026