Pakatan vows to abolish Universities Act (Video)

PETALING JAYA: Pakatan Harapan (PH) will repeal the Universities and University Colleges Act (UUCA) if it is in power, its chairman Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said today.
The UUCA, which was enacted in 1971, was said to restrict political freedom and academic autonomy among students and lecturers.
Before the Act, university students were able to have their own financially independent student unions, which could freely organise demonstrations on and off campus, and invite politicians from both sides of the divide to speak.
"The UUCA will be abolished. After it is abolished, we need parents to pay attention to their children to ensure they don't neglect their studies (due to political involvement)," said the former prime minister in a policy talk on education on Facebook Live today.
Mahathir also reiterated PH's promise to provide free education up to the tertiary level, especially for students from low-income families.
Below is a video of his speech: