Political parties will be banned from setting up branches in varsities

KUALA LUMPUR: Political parties will not be allowed to set up their branches in public universities, says higher education minister Khaled Nordin.

The decision to ban political parties from doing so was because “many” did not agree to it, he said.

“It is also unreasonable to have political parties in universities,” he said when winding up his speech at the Dewan Rakyat.

Earlier this month, Khaled said Putrajaya would consider allowing political parties to set up branches in universities.

On a related matter, Khaled said universities were given the autonomy to decide whether to allow political leaders on its grounds.