Gerakan tak ingin terus tunduk pada UMNO...
Pemangku setiausaha agung Gerakan Mah Siew Keong berkata parti itu perlu mengkaji keupayaan model politik BN untuk membolehkan mereka kembali aktif selepas kekalahan dua kali berturut-turut dalam pilihan raya sebelum ini.
Mah berkata parti itu perlu mengubah persepsi masyarakat bahawa Gerakan “tunduk” kepada Umno.
"Kita
perlu membuang pandangan ini. Jika tidak, Gerakan akan menghadapi lawan
yang sukar (dalam pilihan raya umum selepas ini),” kata Mah yang akan
bertanding bagi merebut jawatan presiden parti dalam pemilihan Sabtu.Gandingannya ialah pengerusi Gerakan Kedah Dr Cheah Soon Hai yang akan bertanding jawatan timbalan presiden.
Dalam manifesto bersama yang diumumkan kepada media hari ini, Mah dan Cheah berikrar untuk mengetaui reformasi dalam BN dengan membentuk kumpulan kajian bagi mengkaji keupayaan model politik BN.
Kajian tersebut antara lainnya akan meliputik pihak berkepentingan dari sektor awam dan swasta, termasuk pemimpin NGO, kesatuan, dewan perniagaan dan pertubuhan seumpamanya.
Gandingan tersebut mensasarkan untuk menerbitkan laporan kumpulan kajian tersebut menjelang Jun 2014 dan akan mengemukakannya kepada majlis tertinggi BN.
Mah yang merupakan seorang bekas MP dan timbalan menteri berkata persepsi umum sering menggambarkan bahawa BN dikawal oleh satu parti tertentu.
“Ini adalah kenyataan yang tidak dapat kita hindari dan kita berharap untuk berbincang mengenai perkara ini dengan kesemua parti BN.
“Benar atau tidak, persepsinya ialah kita sering 'tunduk' (kepada Umno),” katanya.-malaysiakini
No more kow-towing to Umno, says Gerakan's Mah...
In an attempt to revive Gerakan after two consecutive defeats in general
elections, the aspirant for the post of party president, Mah Siew
Keong, says Gerakan has to study the viability of the current BN
political model.Mah said the party must change the public perception that Gerakan "kow tows" to Umno.
"We have to clear this perception. Otherwise, Gerakan will have a very difficult battle in the next (general election) round," said Mah, who is the party acting secretary-general.
Mah
is running for the president post in the party elections on Saturday.
His running mate for the post of deputy president is Kedah Gerakan
chairperson Dr Cheah Soon Hai.In a joint manifesto revealed at a press conference today, Mah and Cheah promised to lead reforms in the BN by forming a study group on the viability of the current BN political model.
The proposed study group will include stakeholders from the public and private sectors, as well as those NGOs, guilds, chambers of commerce and other associations.
They aim to publish the reform group study report by June 2014 and table it at the BN supreme council, the two leaders said.
Mah, a former MP and deputy minister, said public perception has always been that BN is controlled by one particular party.
"This is a fact that we can't hide and we hope can discuss this with all the BN partners. True or not, the perception is that we always 'kow-tow' (to Umno)," he said.
Asked if he agreed with the perception, Mah said, "There are certain times when we agree that this is true and we hope BN can have more consultations, especially dealing with major issues."
Citing the issue of the 'Allah' controversy, Mah said it was "not very healthy" to see BN component parties saying different things to the public.
'Umno one of the reasons for our loss'
However,
he pointed out that Umno was not the major factor that contributed to
Gerakan's worst-ever defeat in the 13th general election.
Instead, he said Umno was "one of the problems", apart from internal organisational problems faced by Gerakan itself.
Asked whether Gerakan should stand up against Umno, Mah said, "We are not against any party but we must stand up against what is wrong.
"If our component party is wrong, we have to tell them. And if the opposition is wrong, we must tell them too."
Gerakan will hold its national delegates conference (NDC) on Saturday. The battle for the president's post is a straight fight between Mah and Penang Gerakan chairperson Teng Chang Yeow.-malaysiakini
Instead, he said Umno was "one of the problems", apart from internal organisational problems faced by Gerakan itself.
Asked whether Gerakan should stand up against Umno, Mah said, "We are not against any party but we must stand up against what is wrong.
"If our component party is wrong, we have to tell them. And if the opposition is wrong, we must tell them too."
Gerakan will hold its national delegates conference (NDC) on Saturday. The battle for the president's post is a straight fight between Mah and Penang Gerakan chairperson Teng Chang Yeow.-malaysiakini
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