KUALA LUMPUR, March 5 — The MCA Wanita and Youth wings announced today the cancellation of their annual general assemblies this weekend in a bid to exert pressure on the party president to hasten party elections.
MCA Youth chief Datuk Wee Ka Siong (picture), an ally to vice-president Datuk Seri Liow Tiong Lai who has been pushing for fresh polls, said through a text message that the decision was reached after the wing’s central committee (CC) meeting this morning.
“We have asked party secretary-general (Datuk Wong Foon Meng) about its decision on the AGM but the delegates have been asking us so we have to decide by 11 am,” he told the media after chairing the meeting.
At the same time, embattled MCA president Datuk Seri Ong Tee Keat refused to comment on the Youth wing’s decision, saying that it was not his policy to “remark on another person’s decision.”
“It is not my practice to comment on the decision made by others,” he told a press conference at the party headquarters here.
The party’s remaining central CC members are currently meeting to discuss on whether or not the MCA AGM, scheduled for tomorrow and Sunday, will be continued after 21 of its members officially quit yesterday.
Ong, who is desperately clinging to power, was dealt with massive blow yesterday when his ally Datuk Seri Dr Chua Soi Lek announced his resignation along with seven others.
Add this to Liow’s and the resignations of 12 others, there are a total of 21 resignations, or two-thirds of the central committee, which are now enough under the MCA constitution to trigger new elections which must be held within a month.
Dr Chua had indirectly demanded for the weekend’s AGM to be postponed in light of the bloc resignations while Liow said it was up to the party leadership to decide.
Wong, speaking to the media prior to the CC meeting, said it will decide if the AGM will be held or not.
He also said that under the constitution, one of the remaining elected 10 CC members will be appointed to conduct the polls.
Ong was vague when asked about the call to postpone the AGM.
“People can speculate about this and that but everyone knows that we have to abide by the party constitution,” he said, smiling.
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