The New Economic Model (NEM) should not emulate the shortcomings of the 1970s' New Economic Policy (NEP), said Petaling Jaya Utara DAP parliamentarian Tony Pua.

Rebuking the NEP, an affirmation action policy introduced by second Prime Minister Abdul Razak Hussein, Pua ( right ) said it has proven to be a "complete failure over the past 20 years".