Najib: Use correct channels to voice opinions
Street demonstrations not the way to go, says Prime Minister, warning of possible ‘anarchy’ resulting from Islamic State actions.
KUALA LUMPUR: Prime Minister Najib Razak has urged the people not to take actions out of the legal boundaries and to use the correct channels to raise any differing views.
He said as a nation which practises constitutional democracy, actions such as street demonstrations were wrong.
“If we were to demonstrate… and suddenly there are disruptions by Islamic State terrorists, what will happen? There will be anarchy,” he said.
Najib said this at a dinner in conjunction with the 2016 Students Parliamentary Session, at the Putra World Trade Centre last night.
Also present were Higher Education Minister Idris Jusoh, Ex-Elected Representatives Council of Malaysia (Mubarak) president Abdul Aziz Rahman and Universiti Islam Antarabangsa Malaysia President Rais Yatim.
Najib stressed that those who did not agree with the government on certain issues should not play politics of hatred and should instead offer constructive alternatives to the government.
Najib, who is also Finance Minister, pointed out that the government had aided the people tremendously in facing the cost of living, education, health and pilgrimage.
The government in power now, he said, was a responsible government and was always concerned about the people’s needs and strengthening the nation’s economy in the long run.
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