MCA and Gerakan should prove their consistency and seriousness in opposing Hadi’s Private Member’s Bill by boycotting the two by elections to send a clear message to the Prime Minister and Umno

Since Hadi Awang’s Private Member’s Bill was given the fast track in Parliament by Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Datuk Azalina Othman on May 23, MCA and Gerakan leaders have been making many endless statements declaring their uncompromising stand against the “Hudud Bill”.

MCA and Gerakan Ministers have even threatened to quit their government posts if the hudud law is implemented.

But anyone can see that MCA and Gerakan Ministers ‘s main and major action in opposing the Bill thus far is only on the thereat to quit their government posts if hudud law is implemented , which is a case of “ after the horses had bolted”.

Why have they not done the three immediate and necessary actions?

Firstly, why did not they ask for the sacking of Azalina Othman since it was revealed by MCA Minister cum Secretary General Datuk Ong Ka Chuan that the fast tracking was never approved by the Cabinet?

Secondly, why did not they requisition for an emergency BN supreme council meeting to allow all other component parties to tell Umno their uncompromising stand against Hadi’s Private Member’s Bill?

Thirdly, why did not they call for a boycott of the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by elections?

How could MCA and Gerakan leaders who have over the last one week called on the Chinese community to unite against Hadi’s Private Member’s Bill, at the same time campaign for Umno candidates when it was crystal clear that it was UMNO that had allowed the fast tracking of Hadi’s Bill?

MCA and Gerakan should prove their consistency and seriousness in opposing Hadi’s Private Member’s Bill by boycotting the two by elections to send a clear message to the Prime Minister and Umno.

If MCA and Gerakan continue to dodge taking the necessary and immediate actions, the clear conclusions that Malaysians can make are:-

1. they are afraid of confronting the superior who had, without the Cabinet approval, given Azalina the green light to fast track Hadi’s Private Member’s Bill;
2. they were privy to the Umno Pas plot to fast track the Bill;
3. they don’t want to resolve the spat before the completion of the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by elections so as to allow the controversy to divert the voters’ attention from the twin major issues, viz 1 MDB scandal and GST.