By Asia Samachar | Malaysia |
The Johor state government will allocate RM600,000 to beautify the 101 year-old Gurdwara Sahib Johor Baru (GSJB).
Menteri Besar Onn Hafiz Ghazi announced the funding when he visited the gurdwara yesterday (28 Oct 2022).
The allocation will be used to upgrade and beautify the gurdwara building, said GSJB committee secretary Manjeet Singh.
The visit comes as politicians of all shades ramp up their campaign for the 15th General Election (GE15) to be held on Nov 19. On that day, Malaysias will vote to elect Federal lawmakers and state assemblymen for a number of states.
However, Johor will not be holding elections for its state assembly since it underwent a snap elections in March 2022. Barisan Nasional (BN) won 40 seats with its main opponent Pakatan Harapan (PH) getting only12 seats. Onn Hafiz is from Umno, the dominant member of the BN.
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