PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang's claim that local council elections may bring about a repeat of the May 13, 1969 racial riots has led NGOs to suspect PAS was the reason their bid for local elections in Selangor had stalled.

In a statement today, the Coalition of Good Governance (CGG) said they had been actively working with the Selangor government to hold local council election since Pakatan Rakyat took over the state from BN in 2008.