Listen to people's grouses instead of holding street demonstrations: Hishamuddin

KUALA LUMPUR: Listening to the people's problems by translating the resolutions to become government policies is a more effective and conventional method than holding street demonstrations without any direction, says Umno vice-president Datuk Seri Hishammuddin Hussein.
The Defence Minister said Umno had long taken the approach of being close to the grassroots directly through conventional programmes to enable the resolutions to better reflect the people's actual needs.
"This differentiates us from those wanting to topple the government through shortcuts via street demonstrations, practising political hatred and promoting disunity.
"Such actions will not bring any meaning to the majority of the people out there," he told reporters at the Ummah Agenda Empowerment (K-PAU) 2.0, at the Putra World Trade Centre, here today.
K-PAU, which is in its second year, brings together economic, educational, religious, political and Bumiputra proposals to be fine-tuned through discussions with relevant ministers, academicians and leaders of non-governmental organisations, before being approved and brought to the Umno general assembly at the end of this month.
Hishammuddin added opposition political members were only using the massive rally to spread politics of hatred but do not focus on the real issues that the people are facing.
Hishammuddin also chided Bersih as after five editions of its mega rallies, the latter could not be consistent with its demands.
"Their objective is simple, they believe the end justifies the means, they are looking at shortcuts to topple leaders and deny the government's success," he said.