PAS Youth Chief Ustaz Afnan Hamimi Taib Azamudden has voiced strong opposition to the proposed KL Mayor or local government elections, warning that such a move could exacerbate racial segregation in Malaysia.
In a social media statement, Afnan, who is also the MP for Alor Setar, argued that the demographic differences between urban and rural areas are well-known.
He claimed that holding elections for the Mayor would lead to a broader gap between ethnicities.
“PAS Youth firmly opposes this proposal,” he stated.
Afnan further alleged that while the current study on KL Mayor elections is being conducted by academics from IIUM, the final policy would still be determined by a Minister from DAP.
He suggested that the study is merely a vehicle for DAP’s long-standing agenda to implement local government elections.
Responding to these concerns, Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department (Federal Territories) Hannah Yeoh clarified earlier that the study is purely academic and does not involve legal amendments or policy enforcement yet.
She emphasized that any findings would only be brought to the Cabinet once the full study is completed.
