Anwar: Zafrul deflecting concerns of MPs in the 'majority'

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Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim today accused Finance Minister Tengku Zafrul Abdul Aziz of embarking on a campaign to deflect the concerns held by the "majority" of MPs on Budget 2021. This was in reference to Zafrul's claim yesterday that the government will be unable to pay salaries of civil servants and frontliners if Budget 2021 was not passed by the Dewan Rakyat.In a statement today, Anwar, who had sought amendments to the budget in his opposition leader's speech on Monday, said Zafrul's statement sounded like a threat."I think his statement was insipid and sounded like a threat. It appears to be part of a plan to sideline the voice of the majority of MPs."I am confident that (Parliament) can devise a budget, or amendments, that are better suited for the rakyat," he said.Anwar said his speech on Monday had stated that civil servant sal…