A Perikatan Nasional lawmaker has dismissed Housing and Local Government Minister Nga Kor Ming’s claim that some 20 tonnes of rubbish were left behind following Saturday’s “Turun Anwar” rally.
Awang Hashim (PN-Pendang) questioned the accuracy of the figure during Question Time, saying it did not align with the police’s estimate of 18,000 attendees at the PAS-led protest.
“(The minister) said there were 20 tonnes, or 20,000kg of rubbish. If each person had only one mineral water bottle, to reach 20,000kg, there must have been 400,000 people,” said Awang.