Scrap NRC as it only serves Muhyiddin's political cause, Zahid reiterates

 

Umno president Ahmad Zahid Hamidi today reiterated his call for the National Recovery Council (NRC) to be scrapped, claiming its chairperson Muhyiddin Yassin was using it to “spread his political propaganda”.

This comes after Muhyiddin railed against the government for failing to act on many of its recommendations.

"As I have said before, the NRC should be dissolved as its function is unclear, unneeded and overlaps with the roles of think tanks and other government agencies which act as advisers and executors.

"Ministers also constantly coordinate the functions of the agencies, and bring proposed policies to the cabinet for consideration before they are passed.

“This alone is sufficient for the government to run smoothly," Zahid (above, right) said on Facebook.

Misusing the council

According to him, the fact that NRC is chaired by Muhyiddin, who is not the prime minister or a subject matter expert, also made the council seem inconsequent.

"The NRC chairperson is also using the council as a platform to legitimise his political propaganda.

“During campaigning in the Malacca and Johor state elections, he (Muhyiddin) used recommendations made by the council as political ammo to portray the government as a failure if the proposals are not met," the Bagan Datuk MP said.

Instead of complaining, Zahid said Muhyiddin should be thankful for the fact the government had implemented 16 out of the 69 recommendations given by the NRC.

"Malaysia needs political stability to ensure many meaningful policies are made.

"God willing, with the majority win by BN/Umno (in the 15th general election), the NRC or other similar councils will not be needed anymore,” he added.

Back in June, Zahid had similarly proposed for the NRC to be disbanded, claiming it had “failed”. - Mkini