Referring to the statement made by the Deputy President of PAS, Mohamad Sabu who said that there would be BERSIH 3.0 if no electoral reform has taken place before the next General Election, Kedah Gerakan Chairman feels that the government should allow them to go ahead provided that they promise to fulfil certain conditions.

Dr Cheah said, BERSIH 2.0 rally has really made Barisan Nasional government in tight spot and looks bad. No matter how hard we try to explain people just won’t listen. Due to the time constraint and unclear pronounment, people just not accepting the reality of Merdeka Stadium is on renovation and its management has never agreed it to be the venue. Neither too the government has ever promised BERSIH 2 to be held in Merdeka Stadium.

Dr Cheah Soon Hai who is also Kedah Derga State Assemblyman, said Pakatan Rakyat has capitalized on the government going back on its words though it is actually not. Therefore action rather than words is needed to counter the lies. The government needs to demonstrate it really walks the talk that rally is allowed in stadium and silent its critics.

Dr Cheah Soon Hai is in the opinion that the experience from BERSIH 2.0 has taught the Barisan Nasional government a really good lesson that the government should just allow a rally to take place in the future if they can comply with the conditions, promise that the rally would be a peaceful one and they are willing to hold it in a stadium outside KL city. Apart from that, they should also apply for a permit for assembly using a registered entity so that the rally would not be an illegal assembly.

From the look of it, it may seem that BERSIH 2.0 has a lot of supporters not just locally but also globally, however, we cannot undermine the silent majority who are anti BERSIH 2.0 in the society either. We do not want the repetition of BERSIH 2.0 in the future, thus, we sincerely hope that those who wish to hold a rally would go through proper procedure to obtain a permit for the activity whilst the government would allow such gathering to take place in a peaceful manner with the police around to ensure law and order of the event, said Dr Cheah.