PETALING JAYA: The 11th Malaysia plan (11MP) should look beyond race and boost the wealth of all Malaysians, said Global Movement of Moderates CEO Datuk Saifuddin Abdullah.
He said poverty and income inequality were no longer defined by race and the Bumiputra agenda should not be included in the plan.
He said the main issue with inequality was no longer interethnic inequality but intra-ethnic inequality and urged Malaysians to seriously discuss a timeline to stop focusing on Bumiputra policies and privileges.
"I was hoping the 11th Malaysian plan would continue with that discourse,” Saifuddin said at a function organised by non-governmental organisation Harmony Malaysia.
He was quoted by a news portal as saying that he was saddened that "we still have the Bumiputra agenda in the 11MP. I thought the 11MP would be the first ever plan where we do not address race-based policies and look at it purely as needs-based policies.”
He urged the Government to address poverty through needs-based policies, that would benefit all races.
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