5,500 FOOD BASKETS DISTRIBUTED TO B40 RESIDENTS IN SUNGAI BULOH - RAMANAN 

SUNGAI BULOH, March 18 (Bernama) -- A total of 5,500 food baskets containing essential items were distributed to underprivileged and B40 families in the Sungai Buloh parliamentary constituency to help ease their burden ahead of Aidilfitri.

Sungai Buloh Member of Parliament Datuk Seri R. Ramanan said the food basket donation programme was an annual initiative, through which he distributed food aid to all Unity Government component parties and non-governmental organisations.

“This is the spirit of political unity in the Sungai Buloh parliamentary constituency. We stand together and help one another to ensure that the needs of the local community, especially the B40 group, are always taken care of through various initiatives and programmes,” he said.

He said this after handing over 1,500 food baskets to the heads of the Sungai Buloh UMNO branches today.

The food baskets, distributed under the Salam Aidilfitri Kasih MADANI Programme, were contributed by Yayasan Bank Rakyat in collaboration with the Sungai Buloh Parliamentary Community Service Centre.

Meanwhile, Sungai Buloh UMNO Division chief Datuk Megat Firdaus said Ramanan had initially allocated 1,000 food baskets for UMNO branch chiefs, but the number was increased to 1,500 due to high demand.

“The 104 branch chiefs will identify around 15 residents from the B40 and asnaf groups in their respective branches to receive the food baskets.

“The recipients don’t have to be UMNO branch members. If they are single mothers or the poor, they will receive the food baskets,” he said.

--BERNAMA