Negeri Sembilan lawmakers seek reversal of allocation clawback order

Nilai assemblyman J Arul Kumar said the quarterly allocations have already been committed to community needs, with some assemblymen having fully expended their funds on constituency development initiatives. The Pakatan Harapan representatives contended that the clawback order creates practical difficulties given the allocations have already been distributed to various programmes and projects across their constituencies. Kumar's comments reflect broader concerns among state legislators about the feasibility of reversing fund disbursements that were made in accordance with previous budgetary arrangements. The opposition lawmakers have called on the Negeri Sembilan government to review the directive, citing the challenges of recalling monies already allocated for community welfare and development purposes. The issue highlights ongoing tensions between the state administration and Pakatan Harapan assemblymen over financial management and allocation procedures in the legislature.