AS Youth says it will forward the people’s views to senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob.

PETALING JAYA: PAS Youth has joined opposition MPs in urging Putrajaya to allow food and beverage (F&B) outlets in states under the movement control order (MCO) to operate past 8pm.

PAS Youth chief Khairil Nizam Khirudin said forcing restaurants to shut by 8pm meant that it was difficult for those who finish work late to buy food.

“We suggest that we revert to the previous MCO condition where they were allowed to operate until 10pm.

“When these shops are open, it’s not that customers can dine in. It’s either e-hailing riders or customers ourselves who are lining up to buy food. If the shops close at 8pm, it will also reduce the income of the e-hailing riders,” he told FMT.

Khairil Nizam Khirudin.

The hashtag #SiBodohKauDengarSini was trending on Twitter yesterday, started by a user expressing her frustration that F&B outlets were required to close by 8pm in states under MCO.

Khairil defended senior minister for security Ismail Sabri Yaakob over the decision, saying it was not made by Ismail alone but by the National Security Council (MKN).

“He’s just the spokesman but it’s ultimately MKN’s decision. I will present it (the people’s views) to him,” he said. - FMT