Umno activates disciplinary committee to monitor members: Najib
KUALA LUMPUR: Umno is activating its disciplinary committee to monitor the activities of its members from now onwards to ensure they toe the party line until the election.
Party president Datuk Seri Najib Razak said this was the first time Umno activated its disciplinary committee before the general election had even been called.
"We normally deal with issues after a general election is over.
"It is better to start monitoring our (election) machinery early and take actions to deal with any disciplinary matters," he told reporters after chairing the first Umno Supreme Council meeting for this year last night.
Najib who is also the Prime Minister said the decision was made because Umno wanted to be proactive by dealing with issues earlier rather than waiting after the general election.
Asked whether he anticipated trouble to happen that led to an early activation of the party's disciplinary committee, the party president said during elections it was normal for parties to deal with unhappiness and dissatisfaction among those who were chosen as candidates and the actions of their supporters could be damaging to a party.
He said so far, he did not receive any complaints and said the party would handle any issues through fair process by the disciplinary committee.
On the party's readiness to face the upcoming 13th General Election, he said efforts were ongoing and the Supreme Council members had been tasked to execute their duties assigned to them.
Meanwhile, Najib said he had received good feedback on the Bantuan Rakyat 1Malaysia programme.
"We will ensure all those qualified will get their shares and give ample time for those who want to appeal to do so," he said.
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