Political parties find the going tough with strict SOP in place

MALACCA POLLS | The grassroots of political parties involved in the campaign in the Malacca state election all have differing opinions on the standard operating procedure (SOP) set by the Election Commission (EC), but all of them concurred that the rules are not easy to observe.

Among complaints raised was on visiting activities, which they claimed are normally allowed, but under the new norms to curb the spread of Covid-19, are no longer permitted during campaigning.

An Umno member Muhammad Adib Juhari, 24, said the SOP set for the Malacca state election made it difficult for the party machinery to campaign, but the rules must be followed...