So, the UMNO Baru General Assembly has ended. Everyone is now asking, what have the members achieved during that four days.
IMHO, what UMNO Baru should have done was to set up an agenda to look into improving the lots of the Malays instead of turning it into a Chinese bashing session (which came as no surprise to everybody, anyway). The agenda could have been ....
1. Progress report on what has been done or not done, for the Malay community since the last GA.
2. Paper presentation on how to further improve the lot of the Malays without taking it out on the other communities, especially the Chinese.
3. Form panel workshops to discuss such items.
4. Present the findings and recommendations after having deliberated on the topics over a 2-day work shop sessions.
5. Pass resolutions in adopting some of the ideas mooted.
6. If it involves parliamentary consent, someone to table it in the Dewan for approval.
7. Form a monitoring committee to ensure the successful implementation of the plans resolved.
8. Award those divisions that come out with the best idea that will help to improve the lot of the Malays.
2. Paper presentation on how to further improve the lot of the Malays without taking it out on the other communities, especially the Chinese.
3. Form panel workshops to discuss such items.
4. Present the findings and recommendations after having deliberated on the topics over a 2-day work shop sessions.
5. Pass resolutions in adopting some of the ideas mooted.
6. If it involves parliamentary consent, someone to table it in the Dewan for approval.
7. Form a monitoring committee to ensure the successful implementation of the plans resolved.
8. Award those divisions that come out with the best idea that will help to improve the lot of the Malays.
As far as I can see todate, nothing concrete is being discussed, instead unproductive time was used in bashing the Chinese from the word 'Go' which to many, has gradually become a bore. No wonder MCA, Gerakan and SUPP are keeping silent over the many issues raised that I thought would have concerned them deeply. Apparently, not.
And yet, in the same breath, UMNO Baru are complaining about how the Malays are falling behind the others when they themselves were not doing anything positive for their community at a gathering such as this.