PONTIAN: The Youth and Sports Ministry has allocated RM4mil to upgrade six futsal courts and one football field in the Tanjung Piai parliamentary constituency.

Its minister Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman (pic) said this was part of the RM14.6mil requested by the previous Tanjung Piai MP, the late Datuk Dr Md Farid Md Rafik

"This is one of the plans that Dr Md Farid had for Tanjung Piai that was approved by the government. We are just fulfilling his wishes," said Syed Saddiq

Syed Saddiq who is the Muar MP and Pakatan Harapan Youth chief, said this after officiating the Karnival Sukan Kampung at Kompleks Pemuda Mukim Serkat near Kampung Serkat Laut here on Saturday (Oct 19).

He also said that he wanted to hear suggestions and opinions from the people of Tanjung Piai on improvements to the constituency, and would roll out a campaign called the "Listening Tour" for this purpose next week.