Muda manifesto to take into account feedback of 5 million Malaysians


Mohd Farhan Darwis

MUDA will gather the views of five million Malaysians from “all corners” for consideration for its general election manifesto, its information chairman Luqman Long said.

Luqman, 27, said the feedback on every aspect of people’s lives will be compiled into a document known as the Muda Black Paper.

“We want to meet as many Malaysians as possible. In their villages, towns, flats, bus stops, everywhere… if possible, from Kedah and Perlis to Johor, Sabah, and Sarawak.

“We want to ask them what they want for a developed Malaysia.

“We will use the Muda Black Paper module to draw up a manifesto to shape Muda’s future identity.

“From this Black Paper we will suggest what we need to do that is best for the economy, education, agriculture, students, and small and small-scale industries, and what is the best way to move forward,” Luqman, a lawyer, told The Malaysian Insight.

The feedback, he added, will be gathered from dialogue sessions, forums, and even impromptu outdoor meetings by Muda members.

Muda has set 60 days, to the end of September, to complete the programme.

“We will mobilise 80,000 members from all over the country for the programme.

“In addition, there will be online meeting sessions where we will ask people to put pen to paper on how Malaysia should move forward,” Luqman said.

He also hoped the Black Paper would be referred to by the government when drafting various policies to further improve the lives of Malaysians.  

“Yes, the Black Paper will be the guideline in drafting our manifesto. But we hope it’s not only for Muda but also for the government in the sense that we will urge them to refer to this paper on how to make Malaysia a developed country.

“Why are we asking the government to do such a thing? This is because it’s the voice of the people.

“Five million voices are a significant number for the government to hear what the people want―their concerns and fears,” Luqman said.

For the online sessions, respondents can share their views, demands, and expectations on www.malaysiamaju.com.

Luqman said Muda will also focus on drawing up national policies.

“Our focus in Malaysia Maju is to have discussions in the drawing up of national policies because in the end that is the task of the political parties.

“Muda’s policy team will collect people’s views but our main focus is the people’s economy,” Luqman added.

Since its registration on December 29 last year, Muda said it now has more than 80,000 members and target to have 150,000 to 180,000 by the end of theParty  year.

The party was founded by Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman following the political upheaval at the end of February 2020 that saw him leave the leadership of Bersatu youth.

Luqman said one of the priorities of Muda is to erase the perception that the party is only concentrating on the urban areas.

“This is incorrect because Muda leaders have been active outside the Klang Valley,” he said.

He said the Johor elections proved the party also gave priority to rural areas, where they had fielded candidates.

In the elections, Muda fielded six candidates in the seats of Tenang, Bukit Kepong, Parit Raja, Machap, Puteri Wangsa, and Bukit Permai.

It won only the Puteri Wangsa seat via its secretary-general Amirah Aisyah Abdul Aziz. – August 7, 2022.


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