KOTA BELUD: Starting last Year the Federal Government allocated a special fund called "touch point" or "sentuhan kasih" of slightly more than RM1million for each Barisan Nasional MP, including those in Sabah.
This fund went straight into the bank accounts of these MPs and it was entirely up to them to spend it as long as it helped the people including in their emergency needs like during flooding or to help the poor replace the broken rooftop of their houses.
"Now we would like to know how did the MPs spend this special fund lastyear? It must be transparent and every single sen should be accounted for as this involved public money, not private money of these MPs, even though it is banked-in straight to MPs' own bank account, unlike other development funds," said SAPP supreme council member Peter Marajin.
"This "touch point" fund was not even subjected to strict proposal through District office. The MPs only need to report where they have spent the more than RM1 million.
"There had been talks that this fund could have been abused for some other more personal purpose and not all have gone to the deserving rakyat.
"The government must explain how did they spend the fund," Marajin said soon aftef he delivered a speech at a SAPP ceramah in Kampung Kaun near here Sunday. He also said that in Kota Belud, not many voters are aware of the "touch points" is some quarters would rather “conceal" it than expose the existence of such fund.
