Debaters at the 2011 Umno General Assembly today continued hitting out at the opposition, describing them as liars who would continue ridiculing BN government and making baseless allegations against Umno leaders.

Hasnoor Sidang Husin from Malacca said the opposition were not voicing out the people's problems, but merely cheating the people to achieve their personal agendas.

NONE"They (opposition) demanded the abolishment of the Internal Security Act (ISA) by manipulating democracy and the freedom of speech, but when the government announced that the ISA will be abolished, they did nothing to express their thanks or support to the prime minister," he said debating the motion of thanks for the president's speech.

He said the opposition would also continue making baseless allegations to create negative public perception on Umno and its leaders.

Avoid controversy, Umno leaders told

Wan Amizan Wan Abdul Razak from Pahang, on the other hand, said that the tactics used by the opposition to spread lies about Umno, if not tackled, would affect Umno's chances to win the hearts of the people and ensure victory in the general election.

NONE"The opposition has been spreading continuous lies about our president (Najib Razak) and had also made numerous baseless allegations on his Haj pilgrimage," he said.

As such, Wan Amizan said Umno members should rise and counter the allegations made against Umno and its leaders.

At the same time, he also called on Umno top leadership to avoid controversy as it could cause the people to lose faith in the party.

He said a controversy would also make it difficult for Umno members to explain the real situation to the people at the grassroot.

Debate on police speech

Today, the assembly saw the continuation of the debate on the policy speech of Umno president.

Yesterday, eight delegates debated the motion of thanks on the president's speech tabled by Kok Lanas assemblyman, Md Alwi Che Ahmad.

Seven other delegates are expected to debate the motion today.

Najib, in his speech at the opening of the assembly yesterday, among others, called on party members to close ranks to face the next general election.

Apart from that, 14 other delegates are also scheduled to debate the motion on the economy tabled by Perak's delegate Idris Hashim and seconded by Puteri Umno delegate Jamilah Hanim Othman.

The five-day assembly began on Tuesday night with a simultaneous launching of the Wanita, Youth and Puteri Umno wing assemblies by Deputy Prime Minister Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also Umno deputy president.

- Bernama


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