African National Congress Youth League (ANCYL) president Julius Malema on Tuesday attacked ANC leaders denying nationalisation was party policy, saying they were "denouncing" the Freedom Charter.
"We have been listening to leaders of the ANC who have been saying nationalisation is not the policy of the ANC. It is the policy of the ANC and we want to reactivate it so it becomes policy of the government," Malema told the Mining for Change Summit in Sandton.
"...If you say it is not the policy of the ANC... you are denouncing the Freedom Charter... Everyone else junior and senior must respect the policies of the ANC.
"We want to nationalise because we want to make profit.... to increase the budget of the state," he said.
Malema said ANC leaders were vocal about discipline but urged them to remember that following ANC policies was included in being a disciplined member of the party.
The ANC adopted the Freedom Charter and nationalisation was part of the declaration, therefore, it formed part of ANC policy.
"This is what our leaders have fought for," Malema said.
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