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KUALA LUMPUR: Opposition leaders are allowed to enter the school grounds provided they file an application with the Ministry of Education and abide by the rules and regulations in force. force.
According to the Minister of Education, Dr. Maszlee Malik, some of the rules include not campaigning in schools.
"As stated (in the application letter), they are not allowed to campaign or bring flags. It is part of their responsibility as representative of the people.
"I think politicians, whether or not they are opposition or government, are professionals (in this regard)," he told reporters at his meeting in parliament. Thursday, November 29th.
Dr. Maszlee stated that opposition leaders had not been allowed to enter the school grounds under the previous Barisan Nasional administration.
However, he added, in light of the new Malaysia, politicians are now allowed to enter the school grounds, as long as they adhere to the procedure in force .
"We will allow them to enter as long as they follow our procedure, and in fact, many have submitted requests and this has been approved by us," he added.
At the same time, Maszlee denied allegations that opposition leaders were barred from entering the courtroom, citing an example of a request by Umah's Tanah Merah MP, Datuk Seri Ikmal Hisham Abdul Aziz, to be announced shortly. approved by his department.
"We do not forbid politicians (to enter). But there is a circular saying that they are required to file an application.
"Today (November 29), the Tanah Merah MP has applied and I have forwarded it to the relevant State Education Department for approval", a- he declared.
Dr. Maszlee stated that PAS also submitted a similar application on Wednesday, November 28, and that it was approved.
"So the rumor that I block opposition leaders so they can not go to school is not true.
"We hope that more politicians will emulate the SSP, where they have presented a list of leaders and approved their candidacy," he said.
On November 22, Dr. Maszlee stated that the circular on politicians to obtain permission to enter the school grounds would be reviewed.
According to Dr. Maszlee, the current circular has been sent to state education departments since 2008.
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