DAP ambivalence is equally deceptive. It promptly take up race , lingual, Chinese sectarian and communal issues in the name of social justice and development for electoral gains.The party represents an ideology which has always been opposed to Malay , social reforms the case of DAP, , an issue which is about to blow up big time, this matter is more clear-cut and less open to interpretation. in the name of saving Chinese culture and ethos. It had opposed Malay affirmative brought after independence at times, double standards of the parties also confuse people.DAP has used ‘discrimination against Chinese’ to attack Malay affirmative Article which provides special status to Malay. The ulterior motive of DAP is to communalize atmosphere in the garb that Article .The issues like the common civil code appear to be nationalist but have anti-minority agenda schools and freedom of expression in art and culture shows that the UMNO is against progressive thought and individual freedom. Adding to it are purely communal issues Even When UMNO was declared illegal in 1988,ROS apply the same rules on Umno ‘Remember the farce of Umno’s 1987/88 elections when Justice Harun Hashim declared the party an illegal organisation?’When it comes to elections, the DAP has to be seen to be whiter than white.The ROS, in the earlier occasion when Umno was declared illegal because of 11 illegal divisions sending delegates to the Umno assembly for party elections,DAP, you all do not live by principles. You should have challenged the ROS in court. When the mistake happened, I wrote and advised that the worst that can happenthe potential de-registration Stubbornness and big headedness doesn’t take anyone anywhere. DAP chairperson Karpal Singh admitted there was a flaw in the CEC elections, just have it again and go on with life.
The Registrar of Societies (RoS) received nine complaint letters from the party’s members and grassroots leaders regarding its party elections in December last year and the re-election in September this year.
The RoS ruled that the December 2012 party election is flawed and instructed DAP to hold another election, which it did in September 2013. However, there were also flaws in the re-election as well.
The nine complaints received by the RoS that will make the September 2013 re-election invalid are:
1. Inadequate notice period (which should have been 10 weeks, as what Karpal Singh himself admitted).
2. The 851 delegates who were absent or not invited to the re-election when they were eligible to attend and vote at the meeting.
3. The 985 instead of 865 branches that were involved in the re-election.
4. The delegates’ list 15th December 2012 was not used, as it should have.
5. The proper notice of the meeting was not issued.
6. The election was not transparent.
7. Suspected elements of fraud.
8. Suspicious election results.
9. Manipulation of votes.
The RoS then asked DAP to submit its report, which it did. But then the report was so skimpy and lacked a satisfactory explanation regarding the nine complaints.
If the RoS is still not satisfied with DAP’s response it can demand that a new election (or re-re-election) be held and if DAP fails to comply then it runs the risk of being deregistered like what happened to Umno 25 years ago.
DAP is taking this matter to the court of public opinion. I doubt, however, that DAP can win this fight even if it wins in the court of public opinion because this is not like sedition which is open to interpretation.
I fear that DAP is soon going to learn what ‘you can’t fight City Hall’ means. DAP can rant and rave and allege that it is being persecuted and is being subjected to unfair treatment. Nevertheless, the RoS can just go ahead and deregister the party unless DAP complies with the rules.
You may think that the law is an ass but then the law is the law. And, as we say in the west: you can’t fight City Hall.Sins call for atonement, crimes must be punished. And what better, if such redemption can be detached from those really culpable and outsourced to some dumb creature that cannot complain? This was the idea behind the Biblical practice of casting a goat into the wilderness after ascribing all manner of ills and improvidence to it. … Read more
