SEMENYIH: The Pakatan Harapan candidate for the Semenyih by-election, Muhammad Aiman Zainali, says he will not be declaring his assets as he wants to focus on campaigning.

“I don’t think there is a need for me to declare my assets right now. I declare my income tax every year, so I don’t see that I need to declare assets solely for the sake of the by-election,” he said.

Muhammad Aiman added that he feels it is best if he focuses on running the campaign and on his main goal.

And that goal is a Pakatan victory in the by-election, he said after visiting the needy on Monday (Feb 18).

Parti Sosialis Malaysia’s (PSM) Nik Aziz Afiq Abdul had earlier declared his assets and issued a challenge to the other candidates to do the same.

He had also agreed to take part in the debate organised by the Coalition for Free and Fair Elections (Bersih 2.0) at the University of Nottingham on Feb 25.

When asked if he would participate, Muhammad Aiman said he would confirm later.

“We will see how (it goes). I can’t confirm as it is only the third day of the campaign,” he said.

Meanwhile, he said he would look into easing the process for those who belong in the B40 group to apply for aid from the government.

He said one way of doing so would be to have officials from aid agencies go to the ground to explain the avenues in which aid can be obtained.