Hang Jamal Hero

The opposition doesn’t need a loudmouth like Jamal Yunos to keep the government of the day in check, said Gerakan deputy Youth chief Andy Yong Kim Seng. 

He said that what it needed now was someone with intelligence and knowledge to counter opponents with facts and figures. 

"I'm very impressed with Liew Chin Tong (former Kluang MP) and Rafizi Ramli (former Pandan MP). They worked so hard throughout the years and have read up on how to become an effective opposition. I've never seen this from the BN side," he said. 

After police reports lodged against him, the Sungai Besar Umno division chief has skipped bail and is on the run. Jamal was charged with public nuisance after he smashed beer bottles at the Selangor State Secretariat office last year. 

Yong said that he wanted to see Barisan Nasional, led by Umno, provide alternatives to every policy Pakatan Harapan moots in parliament. Parliament will convene on July 16. However, there will be no Gerakan presence as it was wiped out at the federal and state levels.

Yong also said that he did not have high hopes for the new opposition.

"I'm sceptical about these people. How many of them actually study bills when they're tabled in parliament?  How many of them scrutinised the budget and understood it?"