DAP lawmakers must actively perform their check-and-balance duties to avoid MCA’s missteps during its time in government, a political analyst says.
Sivamurugan Pandian of Universiti Sains Malaysia said the party could avoid the perception that it is “kow-towing” to the government by assuming a stronger oversight role.
“This would enable DAP to avoid being criticised the way MCA was,” he told FMT.
DAP had in the past labelled MCA a “lapdog” of Umno, BN’s lynchpin.
Sivamurugan urged DAP’s MPs to reinforce the party’s multi-racial credentials by prioritising national concerns — such as education, healthcare and urban development — over race-based agendas.
“This will allow it to move away from being seen as a single race based party,” he said, referring to…