Costly for Umno to stay silent in Parliament, say analysts

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PETALING JAYA: Analysts say it will be costly for Umno to remain silent in Parliament while their Pakatan Harapan contemporaries continue lashing out against the Perikatan Nasional government.

Universiti Malaya’s Awang Azman Pawi and academic Azmi Hassan said the party stands to lose the trust of supporters by keeping quiet, especially when some have been so vocal against Putrajaya outside Parliament.

But talk is cheap, said Azmi, adding that Umno needed to step up to the plate and be more vocal about its views on the government’s performance.

“As the Malays say, ‘Cakap tak serupa bikin’. You talk outside Parliament as though you’re very anti-government, but when you’re in Parliament, you’re so quiet. So, Umno needs to step up,” he told FMT.


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