UUCA provisions barring students from politics to be repealed - is that true?

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Prime minister and Umno president Datuk Najib Razak had recently announced that the University and University Colleges Act (UUCA) will be amended in coming future to repeal provisions prohibiting student involvement in politics.

We would like to ask Najib, how soon is his future would be? Is the UUCA provisions prohibiting students involvement in politics which is going to be repealed would be replaced by another separate Act of Law which is even more repressive?

Previously, Najib had mentioned that the ISA, Restrictive Residence Act as well as the other repressive laws would be repealed very soon. Yes, everyone applauded it and we are all very happy.

But, suddenly Najib came out with another kind of repressive law by the name of "Peaceful Assembly Act" (the name is so nice and polite) the contents of the law does not seems to be like that. And they wanted this Bill to be tabled and enforced as soon as possible.

So Najib, do you think that our people is going to trust what you mentioned on the UUCA provisions repeal? How true is your commitment towards the betterment of democracy for this country? Najib has stressed about giving more democratic space to the people - reform should mean more freedom, not more repression.

What is the meaning of reform then ? Broadly it means to improve the form or condition of a system, admit and amend its faults, failures and to bring about beneficial changes.

What did we get in the end? Repealing the old and harsh one and then replace it with a newer and even harsher one? You have done it, so do you think that we are going to stick to our belief that the UUCA's repressive provisions will be repealed?

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