Don't be too obsessed with leaders - Anwar to PKR members

 

PKR president Anwar Ibrahim has reminded members of his party not to be too obsessed with any particular leader or faction.

He said the obsession would lead to acts of disobedience that were not "in line" with decisions made by the party leadership.

“Our weakness is that sometimes we are too obsessed with a leader, either me or others.

"Therefore, our minds are no longer obedient to the party and leadership but we allow the existence of groups (factions)," he said.

Anwar was speaking during the debate session of the 2020 PKR Annual National Congress which was held virtually today.

The Port Dickson MP stressed that issues and disagreements could be discussed while those who were formerly part of "the cartel" should also be given space.

The debate session saw 16 delegates speaking and a delegate from Kedah, Razaini Md Isa, suggested for the party president to establish new collaborations with various parties to ease the burden of the people affected by Covid-19.

"We give the authority to the president to implement and redouble efforts to regain the people's mandate and prioritise the fate of the people over political and personal interests," he said.

Melaka delegate Muhammad Asri Ibrahim expressed his gratitude to all frontline personnel who sacrificed their time and energy to contain the pandemic.

"I would also like to suggest to the government that all civil servants who have served during this pandemic be given an opportunity to redeem cash awards in lieu of leaves," he said.

About 2,000 delegates participated in the congress, held virtually through the Zoom video conferencing application, starting at 8am.

- Bernama