DAP Tanjong MP Ng Wei Aik wants to table a motion in Parliament to condemn the Sept 16 red shirt rally, which he described as "racist and inciting racial tension".

Ng wrote a letter to Dewan Rakyat secretary Rosme Hamzah to request that the motion be tabled on a day in the coming Parliament proceeding, which will be held from October to December.

"The rally was racist and inciting racial tension as it demanded for Chinese language schools to be closed, accused the police of being a lackey of the Chinese and also questioned the existence of Little India," he said at a press conference held in his service centre in George Town today.

Ng ( photo ) said the motion is tabled under section 27(2)and 58(2) of the Dewan standing orders.

He said his purpose is to "set the ball rolling", adding if the ruling BN coalition tables a motion to condemn the rally, it would carry more weight.

"If the cabinet disagrees, MCA backbencher MPs can do it by themselves.

"If they cannot make it on time (21 days notice to Parliament), they can still raise the issue in the senate (upper house) which will convene by Dec 7 after the lower house meets from Oct 19 to Dec 3," he said.

"Otherwise, everything is just simply talk only."

Ng added that MCA should not just hide behind the internal division briefing and claim they oppose the rally, while they can influence the cabinet decision.

"How can a ruling party voice out their disagreement (of the rally)?

"By tabling a motion, it would show that they (MCA) are serious of defending their stand," he stressed.

Ng was referring to the latest MCA leadership meeting which decided to condemn the Malaysia Day rally.

After the meeting held in Kuala Lumpur last week, MCA president also condemned the Bersih 4.0 rally on Aug 29 and 30 which among others, demanded for the resignation of Prime Minister Najib Razak.

The racial tone of the rally, and labelling the Chinese community as " Cina Babi " (Chinese pig), has led to Johor's Pasir Gudang MCA division to cut ties with Najib.

Najib is being targetted - locally and internationally - for alleged mishandling of the 1MDB and for unaccounted RM2.6 billion donation from a mysterious Arab donor, who allegedly deposited the money into his private bank accounts before the 2013 national polls.

Move 'voice of conscience' within MCA

Meanwhile, Ng said Pasir Gudang MCA Youth's move to cut ties with Najib is actually the "voice of conscience" within MCA.

He added that the move was also to pressure MCA and BN leadership to condem the rally.

However, Umno Youth chief Khairy Jamaluddin ( photo ) had urged the youth wing to retract their statement or the BN Youth would sever ties with them.

Ng said MCA cannot condemn the red shirt rally but fail to defend its Pasir Gudang youth division.

"Be consistent and walk the talk. MCA should also let other component parties hear their voice on the matter," he said.

Ng also said the police has yet to act on those who were involved in the rally, including the ones who called for Chinese schools to be shut down.

The organiser and Umno leader Jamal Md Yunos ( photo ) was only detained for a day by the police but not remanded unlike other victims who were accused of similar offences, Ng noted.

On Oct 11, 1978, Sabah MP Mark Koding called for the closure of Chinese and Tamil schools and was charged under the 1948 Sedition Act. He was convicted of sedition by the court on 1982, Ng recalled.

"But those who are repeating similar demands are still at large.

"If the government fails to condemn and act against those making these unconstitutional demands, over time it will be seen as government accepted and recognised positions," Ng warned.

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