PARLIAMENT | A Sabah MP has demanded to know why no action has been taken on an inter-ministry dispute concerning rural road projects dating back to 2023.

The Finance Ministry and Rural and Regional Development Ministry, led by Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim and Deputy Prime Minister Ahmad Zahid Hamidi respectively, have been embroiled in a dispute over the latter’s alleged overspending linked to the projects.

Isnaraissah Munirah Majilis (Warisan-Kota Belud) questioned why the Treasury had allowed the problems to persist for three years before they recently erupted into a public disagreement over whether projects in Sabah and Sarawak had been cancelled or merely deferred.

“You are fighting among yourselves, but we are the ones who become the victims,” she told the Dewan Rakyat during committee-stage debates on Budget 2027 today.