KOTA BAHARU, April 28 (Bernama)
The Kelantan government wants the federal government to apologise and pay compensation for failing to channel a special fund to the state government, which it should have, in accordance with democratic principles.
Menteri Besar Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said since PAS ruled Kelantan after the 1990 general election, the federal government had failed to provide a special fund for low-cost housing and purchase of equipment for the local authorities in the state.
"Terengganu is now asking for its oil royalty back. We too have the right to ask (for allocations or assistance) as we should be receiving it.
"Other states get (allocations), so why not Kelantan as we are living in a democratic country," he told reporters after the swearing-in ceremony for Kelantan state assemblymen at the Kota Darul Naim Complex, here Monday.
Nik Aziz, who is also PAS' spiritual leader, said he was making the call as the federal government had now realised its past mistakes and was willing to apologise for them.
He said this included its willingness to make ex-gratia payments to former Chief Justice Tun Salleh Abas and five other senior judges who were sacked during the 1988 judicial crisis.
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