Bukit Katil MP Shamsul Iskandar Mohd Akin is demanding answers from the Election Commission (EC) after Malacca Chief Minister Idris Haron proposed redelineation to the PKR MP's seat to make him lose in the next general election.

"When hundreds of thousands of Malaysians hit the streets in the series of Bersih rallies, Umno claimed they had never made a tool out of the democratic machinery including the Election Commission.

"But as they are being exposed now, Idris has shamelessly shown his and the Umno leadership's true colours.

"I challenge the EC chairperson to state this stance on this," he said in a statement today.

Yesterday, Idris while attending the Tangga Batu Umno delegates' meeting which was officially opened by Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, proposed two additional state seats to the parliamentary seat of Bukit Katil, which he said would increase the Malay population from 53 percent to 67.5 percent.

This he said, would help BN win. He also propose similar changes to the parliamentary seat of Kota Melaka.

"Was this announcement done with the EC's blessing? If it is true, it is a violation of democracy for Umno's greed which is in denial tha the voters of Bukit Katil had rejected them," he said.

Shamsul also warned Idris not to use the EC as Umno's and BN's lifeline in Malacca and to play fair.

Meanwhile, Malacca opposition leader Khoo Poay Tiong also slammed Idris’ proposal for gerrymandering and vowed to take the matter to court if it happens.

“Even though BN is expected to be able to pass the redelineation bill in the Malacca state assembly, DAP will mount a legal challenge if it is found not to conform with the ‘one person one vote’ principle,” he said in a statement today.

He criticised Idris as being unsuitable to be chief minister for wanting a racial approach to redelineation.