Malaysian opposition leader Anwar, assailed for backing Muhyiddin’s budget bill, goes on defensive

Malaysian opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on Friday released a strenuous defence of his parliamentary support for Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin’s 2021 federal budget, in response to criticism from Malaysians who expected his Pakatan Harapan coalition to vote down the bill.Anwar acknowledged in a statement that even though members of the coalition had wanted to take a vote on the matter, “I decided as the Opposition leader and Pakatan Harapan chairman to request that the party whips not do so…

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