Group threatens statewide hartal if Perak assembly is not dissolved
(The Malaysian Insider) – As Pakatan Rakyat gears up for its final battle for Perak in court tomorrow, calls from the public for the dissolution of the state assembly have resurfaced once again.
The Perak People's Action Committee, a non-governmental organisation, today handed over a memorandum to the Perak Barisan Nasional government urging it to return democracy to the people through state elections or face negative repercussions.
The committee is giving BN until Aug 8 to seek dissolution of the assembly or a statewide hartal would be held.
"During this day, the people of Perak will not engage in any outside activity. We will not go to work, our children would not go to school and we will show BN that the majority of Perak folk want justice returned to them," said committee coordinator R. Mohanarani.
She said the committee was confident it would get the support of the majority of Perak folk. "We will get the help of a number of non-governmental organisations and the PR component parties to mobilise this one-day strike," she said.
Mohanarani said the committee had already embarked on a month-long campaign to call for the dissolution of the state assembly.
"We have been going around to public places like markets to distribute leaflets in order to gain the people's support for the cause.
"So far, the response from the people has been very positive. The rakyat is still unhappy with the power grab done by the BN and want state elections to be called," she said.
