Mastura will consult religious leaders first even though urge to vote remains strong

KUALA KANGSAR: Datin Mastura Yazid remains adamant to cast her vote in the Kuala Kangsar parliamentary by-election but will refer to religious leaders first.
The Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate for Kuala Kangsar, who is currently observing iddah after her late husband died, said she still needs to adhere to certain religious limitations even though her urge to vote is strong.
She has been casting her vote in the constituency even before her late husband Wan Mohd Khai-ril Anuar Wan Ahmad was elected as MP.
"I voted at a school nearby here," she told a press conference at her in-laws residence in Bukit Chandan.
She, nonetheless, called voters in Kuala Kangsar to exercise their rights by casting their votes on June 18.
On the RM43.5 million allocation for a bridge in Manong, Mastura thanked Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Abdul Razak and the federal government for fulfilling her agenda.
She feels proud after the Kolej Universiti Islam Sultan Azlan Shah (KUISAS) has been upgraded to a full-fledged university and is now known as Universiti Sultan Azlan Shah (USAS).
"I am happy as most of my agendas have been fulfilled. I hope the construction of the bridge in Manong will begin soon after this by-election," she said.
Mastura also hoped the government will consider upgrading the Kuala Kangsar Hospital to a specialist centre as it is important to have one in the royal town.
"By upgrading the hospital, patients do not need to travel up north to Taiping Hospital to seek treatment," she added.