Umno Youth, MCA slam use of PH logo on mock cheques for schools

Umno Youth and MCA have taken DAP and Pakatan Harapan (PH) to task over a display of their party logos on mock cheques for government allocations to several schools in Perak.

Perak DAP leader Nga Kor Ming, who is also the local government development minister, had been seen in publicity photos handing over the mock cheques.

Umno Youth chief Dr Akmal Saleh condemned the use of party logos, urging Nga for an explanation on the source of the funds.

"Is this contribution from the government? And if it's from the government, what does the DAP logo have to do with the mock cheques?

"Don't be stupid when you become a minister," he said in a Facebook post.

Meanwhile, MCA deputy information chief Wong Siew Mun said Nga was politicising government allocations, adding that political parties could contribute separately to schools if they wished.

"A minister is a representative of the people," said Wong, adding that the display of party logos was to deceive the people into thinking that the money came from Nga or DAP.

"If the money was contributed by PH and DAP, we would all be excited, but the media reports say the allocation is from the government. 

"Is Nga's action in line with the political reforms announced by PH?" she asked, adding that the government should focus on solving the people's problems instead of seeking cheap publicity.

This is not the first time Nga has mixed political party symbols with government allocations.

In 2019, during PH's previous tenure in power, MCA president Wee Ka Siong criticised Nga for handing over a mock cheque for government allocations to a Chinese school bearing the PH logo.