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“Equal opportunity for all must be subject to the provisions of the Constitution,” Nazri said when contacted.
Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali had said the EOC, to ensure non-discrimination and injustice, was against Article 153 of the Federal Consti-tution.
Nazri said any decision by the commission should not contravene the Constitution.
He said if Perkasa was against equal opportunity then it should also condemn the New Econimic Policy, adding that Perkasa was using EOC for political interest and mileage.
Nazri also stressed that the Constitution did not state that bumiputera share in the national economy must be at 30%.
KUALA LUMPUR: Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Seri Nazri Abd Aziz labelled Perkasa as “political opportunists” for disagreeing with the suggestion to set up the Equal Opportunity Commission (EOC) under the New Economy Model unveiled by the Prime Minister.
He said Article 153 would not be in “any jeopardy” as the EOC was subjected to the framework of the Constitution.
“You can have the Equal Opportunity Commission subject to the requirements of the Consti-tution.
“Equal opportunity for all must be subject to the provisions of the Constitution,” Nazri said when contacted.
Perkasa president Datuk Ibrahim Ali had said the EOC, to ensure non-discrimination and injustice, was against Article 153 of the Federal Consti-tution.
Nazri said any decision by the commission should not contravene the Constitution.
He said if Perkasa was against equal opportunity then it should also condemn the New Econimic Policy, adding that Perkasa was using EOC for political interest and mileage.
Nazri also stressed that the Constitution did not state that bumiputera share in the national economy must be at 30%.
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