SEREMBAN (Sept 5): UMNO disagrees with the proposal that the Election Commission (EC) can take over the registration and regulation of political parties from the Registrar of Societies (RoS).

UMNO Deputy President Datuk Seri Mohamad Hasan said political parties should remain under the purview of the ROS and not under the jurisdiction of the EC, which he said would undermine the concept of democracy as practised in the country.