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Friday 2 December 2011

Umno General Assembly Continues With Debate On President's Speech

KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 2 (Bernama) -- The 2011 Umno General Assembly continued on Friday with the debate on the policy speech of Umno President Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak.

Yesterday, eight delegates debated the motion of thanks on the president's speech tabled by Kok Lanas assemblyman, Datuk 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 Datuk 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 Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin, who is also Umno Deputy President.

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