Penang MCA fully supports decision not to contest Bukit Gelugor by-election

KUALA LUMPUR: Penang MCA fully supported the MCA presidential council's decision not to contest in the Bukit Gelugor parliamentary by-election this May 25.

Its liaison committee chairman Datin Paduka Chew Mei Fun said MCA needed to give full attention to the issue arising from PAS' proposal on the hudud law implementation.

"The Penang MCA liaison committee considers that the implementation of the hudud law by Pas will trigger a constitutional crisis.

"This posed a big challenge (after the country's independence) as it will be tabled in Parliament and a cause for concern nationwide," she said in a statement here on Sunday.

On Saturday, MCA secretary-general Datuk Seri Ong Ka Chuan announced that MCA would not be contesting in the constituency, as it wanted to focus on the hudud issue. - Bernama