The budget for the Housing and Local Government ministry was passed after the Opposition failed in its attempt to slash a RM8.62mil allocation for the Penggerak Komuniti Tempatan (PeKT) in the Dewan Rakyat on Wednesday (Dec 9).<br /><br />Minister Zuraida Kamaruddin denied that PekT was set up as a vehicle for personal political interest.<br /><br />Read more at https://bit.ly/3qIVqYr<br /><br />WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news<br />SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar<br />LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline