A politician is insisting that Universiti Teknologi MARA (UiTM) return to its original policy of providing free education to all Bumiputeras, regardless of their poverty or wealth, under the Malay and natives’ privilege as outlined in Clause 153 of the National Constitution.
According to a report by Sinar Harian, the President of Parti Bumiputera Perkasa Malaysia (PUTRA), Datuk Ibrahim Ali, explained that many Malay rights have been eroded and tarnished in the name of multi-racialism.
“If Clause 153 guarantees educational privilege, then the implementation of free education at UiTM is the true spirit of that promise. This is the right of the Malay race. Developed countries such as Germany, South Korea and Japan have proven that free higher education is not a burden, but a strategic social investment,”
“Malaysia is capable of implementing it if political courage is driven by the racial vision, not the electoral calculator,” he said.
He added that UiTM has produced more than 900,000 Bumiputera graduates who have become engineers, doctors, accountants, architects, officers, entrepreneurs and leaders, who are the backbone of the country’s economy.
National stability and social well-being
He went on to emphasise that UiTM is not a fiscal burden, but a civilisation factory, a place where the Bumiputera community is forged to become a catalyst for national progress.
“Free education for Bumiputeras is not discrimination, but a national justice strategy to ensure that no race is marginalised in its own homeland again. Therefore, the issue of UiTM education cannot be seen as narrowly limited to the B40 group alone,”
“It is the right of the Malays and the Bumiputeras as enshrined in the Federal Constitution. Just financing the B40 community is not fulfilling the mandate of Clause 153, which is to uphold the right to education of the race as a whole,” he added.
The government’s role
Datuk Ibrahim Ali also pointed out his belief that the government has not fulfilled their promise of free education.
“It is a constitutional responsibility. The government can compromise on economic matters, but cannot negotiate on matters of national trust,”
“If the rights of other races in the economic and cultural sectors are respected, then the rights of Bumiputera education as enshrined in Clause 153 must be upheld with moral courage and national integrity. Returning UiTM to its original policy by implementing free education is not an economic action but a declaration of national dignity,” he said.
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