PAHANG Barisan Nasional (BN) was ready to be investigated by the Election Commission (EC) regarding claims the coalition used state government assets and machinery in campaign activities for the Pelangai by-election.

State BN chairman Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail said the allegations levelled by Perikatan Nasional (PN) were just slanderous comments.

“Every election, that’s all their campaign material is, making up things that are not true, just like the other day when they claimed four BN assemblymen want to join PN. Are there any? There is none, all the assemblymen have given me their undivided support.

“The issue of using state government machinery, I know this is slander so I leave it to the EC, there is no problem to investigate (Pahang BN) and it is indeed their (EC) job,” he said when met by reporters at the launch of Rumah Rakyat Pahang Phase 4 2023 at Dataran Simpang Pelangai today.

Wan Rosdy, who is also Pahang menteri besar, said this when asked to comment on PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man’s remarks yesterday that he wanted the EC to investigate BN for allegedly using state government assets and machinery, in addition to giving incentives to the people throughout the campaign period.

Saturday’s by-election would see a three-way battle between BN’s Amizar Abu Adam, PN’s Kasim Samat and Independent candidate Haslihelmy DM Zulhashi.

The Pelangai by-election was called following the death of incumbent Johari Harun from BN, who was killed in a plane crash in Bandar Elmina, Shah Alam, on August 17. – Bernama, October 5, 2023.