SHAH ALAM – The Societies Act 1966 (Act 832) is a law approved by Parliament, and parties who want it amended should bring the matter up in Parliament, said Umno president Datuk Seri Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.
“If there is disagreement, you have to look back at the Societies Act 1966. It is an act approved by Parliament. Hence, we must hand it back to Parliament if we want the law to be amended,” he told the media here last night.
Zahid said this in a comment on a video by former Rembau MP Khairy Jamaluddin, who was not satisfied with Home Minister Datuk Seri Saifuddin Nasution Ismail’s decision to grant exemption to Umno in accordance with Section 70 of the Societies Act 1966 (Act 832), regarding the party’s election.
On Umno’s next direction, Zahid said he expects that the party’s new leadership line-up to be elected will work with him to translate the party’s new direction.
Zahid said that the direction, which has 21 steps, will be announced and realised after the party’s election on March 18.
“We hope Umno has no more thorns in its flesh. Hopefully, everyone will stand united as one team,” he said.
Regarding cooperation with other parties to face the state elections, the deputy prime minister said that Umno will hold internal discussions for three days, starting tonight, in each state involved.
The six states that will hold elections this year are Negri Sembilan, Penang, Selangor, Terengganu, Kelantan, and Kedah. – Bernama, March 9, 2023
