Petaling Jaya Utara MP Tony Pua has questioned whether Putrajaya's decision to abolish the toll along the Eastern Dispersal Link (EDL) is a freebie or a bailout.

The DAP lawmaker pointed out that Malaysian Resources Corporation Bhd (MRCB), had been desperately seeking to sell the loss-making EDL.

Public Works Minister Fadilah Yusof had in June revealed that the EDL was facing the risk of bankruptcy after the number of vehicles using the highway fell short of projections.

"The only way for the EDL toll to be abolished is for the federal government to fork out a multi-billion ringgit compensation for MRCB.

"Therefore, Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak must come clean as to how much taxpayers must fork out to pay for the EDL and how the compensation is calculated," Pua said...