Pua: DPM's 'bankrupt' remark a smokescreen

Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin's claim that a "serious water crisis" might be looming for Pakatan Rakyat-held Selangor was refuted by opposition parliamentarian Tony Pua.

Citing the deputy premier's criticism as an "ill-disguised" attempt at covering up the federal government's "support and protection" of water concessionaires Puncak Niaga (M) Sdn Bhd and Syarikat Bekalan Air Selangor Sdn Bhd (Syabas) rather than the rakyat, Pua said:

"The deputy prime minister obviously got his facts wrong. The free water is financed almost totally from profits arising from the state's minority interest in the water companies such as Syarikat Pengeluar Air Sungai Selangor Sdn Bhd (Splash) and (Konsortium) Abass (Sdn Bhd) via the state's wholly-owned subsidiary Kumpulan Darul Ehsan Bhd (KDEB)."

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