PELAN Bertindak Rakyat (Tindak!) was formed primarily to advocate more robust, urgent and science-based action to tackle the Covid-19 crisis.
Such action is not possible without robust, legitimate, and principled leadership.
Our position on recent political developments are as follows:
It is now clear that Prime Minister Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has lost his majority in Parliament.
The prime minister argued that he should be allowed to lead a minority government because no other MP is currently able to command a majority.
We feel that especially in light of the current government's failure to stop the Covid-19 cases and deaths from increasing at an alarming rate, this is not a viable solution.
The proper way forward is for Parliament to convene immediately this coming week in line with constitutional due process.
A vote of no confidence should then be formally taken, and unless the prime minister survives this vote, he must tender his resignation immediately without delay. MPs should then coalesce around a new candidate for prime minister with the greatest of haste.
This will produce continuity in our democratic process and avoid setting any controversial constitutional precedents.
To ensure that Malaysia is not stuck in, and distracted by an unproductive, protracted, and inconclusive political quagmire for an indefinite period, we propose that MPs be given a strict deadline to choose a new prime minister.
Should MPs fail to choose a prime minister by this deadline, we recommend that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong step in as constitutional monarch to appoint an interim governing body (IGB) to lead the country.
This IGB should be led by public policy experts (not politicians), especially those in the field of public health, economics, and education. Members of civil society can also be included in the IGB, alongside elected representatives.
The IGB should be given full decision-making powers at least over all matters related to the Covid-19 pandemic, and at the very least until one or more of the following conditions are met:
1. Covid-19 statistics fall to a predetermined point.
2. A convincing majority of MPs come to agree on a candidate for prime minister and the formation of a stable cabinet.
3. It is safe enough to hold a general election.
We propose that MPs be given until August 20 to choose a new prime minister. Should they fail to do so by this date, we propose that the Yang di-Pertuan Agong exercise powers to form this IGB without delay, in order to protect Malaysians, and reverse the ever-increasing numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths. – The Vibes, August 15, 2021
Tindak! Committee
Badlishah Sham - Pertubuhan Ikram Malaysia / Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM)
Faisal Aziz - Angkatan Belia Islam Malaysia (ABIM)
Nathaniel Tan - Projek #BangsaMalaysia
Stanley Yong - Gabungan Bertindak Malaysia (GBM)
Grazele Jenarun - Projek Wawasan Rakyat (POWR)
S. Arutchelvan - Jaringan Rakyat Terindas (Jerit) / Jawatankuasa Marhain
Altaf Deviyati - Projek Wawasan Rakyat (POWR)
Tharma Pillai - Undi18
Mukmin Nantang - Borneo Komrad
Farhan Rosli - Persatuan Kebangsaan Pelajar Islam Malaysia (PKPIM)
