PETALING JAYA: PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang has dismissed the idea of local council elections, claiming that it would only benefit the Chinese community. He scoffed at the DAP, saying that the party was a strong proponent of local council elections for this very reason. Earlier this month, Tun Dr Mahathir Mohamad said the government would not reinstate local council elections because this might cause racial conflict in the country. In Kuching, Sarawak Bersih called on the state government to restore local elections but not before consulting stakeholders and grassroots civil society. In a statement endorsed by six other NGOs, it said Sarawak had experience conducting local elections dating back to 1948 based on the Local Government Elections Ordinance and Local Authorities Ordinance, both gazetted in 1948.

Source: The Star December 22, 2018 13:18 UTC