You could have seen a notice purportedly issued by KTM circulating on social media today, informing of a service termination on the Bank Negara and Kuala Lumpur stations tomorrow from 9am to 5pm, with Komuter trains supposedly not stopping on the two stops during this era. The occasion? The Himpunan Turun Anwar rally held by opposition party Perikatan Nasional, slated to be held in and around Dataran Merdeka.
That has turned out to not be the case, in response to transport minister Anthony Loke. In a social media post, he announced that he has instructed each Prasarana (RapidKL) and KTM to proceed operating as normal on July 26 despite the protest against the federal government.
“The Madani government is defending [the people’s] freedom of assembly, including those who don’t align with the federal government,” he said. “We cannot return to the era [of government] that oppresses democracy to the purpose of shutting down parliament. More importantly, our public transport has to proceed to operate in order that the vast majority of people can proceed their weekend matters without being disturbed by an opposition rally.”
Loke reminded those coming to KL to benefit from the RM50 My50 pass (cheekily adding that the federal government subsidises RM100 of the pass value RM150) and, for those visiting for the primary time, a RM6 MyCity pass for a one-day unlimited use of LRT, MRT, BRT, Monorail and RapidBus services. He also urged protesters to make use of public transport to minimise traffic jams.
Earlier today, KTM denied that it issued the said notice, in response to The Star. In a reply to a Facebook comment, it said there had been no official notice from its management regarding such a move. It added that any information can be shared through official channels.
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