KOTA BHARU: Anwar Ibrahim has promised to make changes to the leadership at all levels to consolidate PKR's strength in the party's march forward.
The PKR supremo said the reshuffle will be carried out in the immediate future in response to the issues raised by delegates during the party's sixth national congress which ended this evening.
"The restructuring will be done immediately. It will bring together the experience of the seniors and the vibrancy of the young.
"The changes in leadership will be done across the board from the top to bottom. People who don't work should leave the party," he said.
Anwar also addressed the requests made by PKR's Youth wing.
"I noticed that PKR Youth and the Women's wing were highly visible in the congress this time. We will include both these groups in the central leadership line-up," he said in his speech.
Expressing satisfaction with the maturity and quality of the debates, he said: "I have been watching the congress since 2004, the issues raised and the level of maturity among the delegates and in the debates is good."
"I want all the leaders sitting here on stage to go down to the ground and visit every division and meet our members," he added.
Anwar also touched on several motions raised by the Youth and Women's wing delegates.
Criticisms accepted with an open mind
On Selangor, the opposition leader said the leadership accepted the suggestions and criticisms against Menteri Besar Khalid Ibrahim with an open mind.
He said many changes have been carried out in the last two years in Selangor under Pakatan Rakyat's administration.
"Under BN (Barisan Nasional), the state was destroyed because the menteri besar's gluttony deprived the rakyat of their wealth.
"When we took over we promised the people a clean government, free of corruption and abuse. Khalid has managed to achieve this," he said.
Anwar also said that he had noted the comments about the slowness in approving public projects in the state.
"I take note of the motion and will discuss this with the MB. I will ask him to expedite the approval of projects with the condition that it meets regulations," he said.
Eradicate subsidies for the rich
On the issue of subsidies, Anwar said: "From the beginning we have been saying that the deficit situation was becoming dangerous."
"What is normal is one or two years in deficit but when it enters five years, the 'orange effect' begins and seven years, it is the 'red effect' and we have had 12 consecutive years of this... the national economy has been destroyed under Umno-BN because of its leaders greed…
"We are proposing three steps to repair the national economy – revoke subsidies issued to the rich, combat corruption and be thrifty – only after this should we ask the rakyat to sacrifice," he added.
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