The anti-Lynas green walk organiser has made a slight change to its plan. The protesters will not march to Parliament House as originally planned for the culmination of their 14-day, 300km journey.

Instead, the green marchers will camp at Dataran Merdeka once they reach the iconic venue on Sunday and wait for the prime minister and MPs to meet them there on the morning of the next day.

azlan Himpunan Hijau chairperson Wong Tack, who initiated the campaign in his personal capacity, announced the latest development during a sharing session in Bentong, Pahang, late last night.

Contacted later, Wong said it would be better for the people's representatives to meet the anti-Lynas rare earths refinery plant protesters at Dataran Merdeka.

"During the lunch break earlier (yesterday), I saw that the faces of all the participants were looking very tired... as if even another 1km of walk will be too much for them,

"So, instead of we walking the 3km or 4km to Parliament, the elected representatives should come to Dataran Merdeka to meet the people," he said.

Asked what he would do if the MPs refused to come, Wong said, "If the MPs still care for the people and want to exercise their responsibilities as people's representatives, they should be there."

‘We will disperse peacefully'

He stressed that there should also be no reason for the authorities to prevent the marchers from entering Dataran Merdeka.

NONE "It has never crossed our minds of being unable to reach the Dataran. How can anything or anyone stop a group of responsible citizens, whose only purpose is to safeguard the dignity of this nation and the future of our children, from entering the grounds?"

Late yesterday, the Mandarin news over ntv7 quoted Wong as saying he hoped Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak and all the other MPs would be able to come to Dataran Merdeka by 9am on Monday, Nov 26, to have dialogue with the anti-Lynas activists.

NONE However, he said, the green marchers would dispersed peacefully, even if they failed to meet the prime minister.

The green marchers originally planned to reach Dataran on Sunday and then march to Parliament House the next morning to conclude their journey for a safer Malaysia by handing over a memorandum to Najib calling for the shutting down of the Lynas plant in Gebeng..

The marchers are expected to reach the Bentong Hot Springs today and camp there for the night.

Meanwhile Opposition leader Anwar Ibrahim on being asked if he would meet the Himpunan Hijau protesters at Dataran Merdeka, said he would discuss the matter possibly tomorrow with his Pakatan counterparts.

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