Come Up With Better Ideas Instead Of Holding Rally Pkr Leader Tells Pas Youth

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PKR deputy information chief Chua Wei Kiat said the proposed rally to protest the Urban Renewal Act has nothing to do with the people. (PKR pic)
PETALING JAYA: A PKR leader has taken PAS Youth to task over its plan for a rally to protest the proposed Urban Renewal Act, saying the wing should instead come up with better solutions to help the urban poor.
In a statement, PKR deputy information chief Chua Wei Kiat said that holding a rally would only create tension.
He added that the proposed gathering had nothing to do with the people, describing it as the type of politics practised by PAS, which he said hinged “on lies and inciting the people”.
“If PAS really wants to help the people, it should suggest better solutions,” he said.
PAS Youth deputy chief Hafez Sabri said yesterday that the wing was planning a rally to protest the proposed law, claiming that the Urban Renewal Act would displace “minorities”, and drawing parallels with the plight of the Palestinians.
He said the bill would also pressure urbanites, especially the poorer Malays, to relocate and hand over their land, and that the wing was “very concerned that the strategy to drive out Palestinians in the past is making a comeback”.
Chua however said that PAS had a habit of spinning policies or proposals which could benefit the public to serve its political interests.
He said the drafting of the bill had begun in 2012, spanning the tenures of several administrations.
He said the bill was not drafted in haste, but had undergone a lengthy process involving research, discussions, and negotiations to ensure that it would benefit the people.
Chua said the government had spent years researching similar models in developed countries like Singapore, Hong Kong, South Korea, and Japan.
“This (act) is a real solution to the housing problems that have plagued the urban poor all this while.”
DAP’s Syerleena Abdul Rashid had also hit out at PAS Youth over its criticism of the proposed law, accusing it of resorting to sensationalism following its “bizarre” parallels between the bill and the plight of the Palestinians.
She also described PAS Youth’s protest as a masterclass in political absurdity. - FMT

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