Caretaker Selangor Menteri Besar (MB) Dato’ Seri Amirudin Shari has announced that Monday would be declared a public holiday in the state of Selangor should the Unity Government, or specifically, the Pakatan Harapan (PH) – Barisan Nasional (BN) coalition win the Selangor State Election tomorrow.
In a special address to the people of Selangor today, Amirudin asserted,
“If we win the Selangor State Election and form the state government, we agree to declare 14 August, which is the coming Monday, a public holiday for the entire state.”
He also stressed that polling day tomorrow is an important date in Selangor’s history and told voters that they would be determining the future of the state in the next 5 years.
Amirudin also reiterated the Unity Government’s manifesto for the State Election, saying that after 100 days of victory in Selangor, they will implement these 5 promises in the “Tawaran Kita Selangor”:
- Supporting working mothers by providing RM1,000 assistance to 5,000 women to reduce the cost of childcare
- Assessment Rates exemption for low-cost houses and village houses
- 1,000 Selangor higher education students will receive Kita Selangor book vouchers worth RM200
- Increasing the allowances for Imam, Bilal and Siak
- 500 farmers and fishermen will receive an incentive worth RM1,000
Amirudin is the Unity Government’s candidate for the Selangor MB role, a position which he has carried out since 2018. Meanwhile, PH has been the Selangor State Government since 2008.
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