The anti-fuel hike rally will send a strong signal to the Government that people are angry over the recent price increase, rally organising committee chairman Dr Hatta Ramli said.
Dr Hatta, who is also Kuala Krai MP (PAS), said the main objective of the rally, organised by the Coalition Against Inflation (Protes), was to call for political intervention to bring down the price of fuel.
'We want to send a strong signal to the Prime Minister that the people are angry with the Government over the fuel price hike,' he told a press conference on the sidelines of the rally at Stadium Kelana Jaya here yesterday.
'The Government needs to do something. It can't keep on giving explanations and alternatives that people have rejected,' he said, adding that he planned to raise in Parliament today that the Government should not take the strong signals lightly.
'Hopefully, it will be joined by members from the government bench so that the fuel price will be brought down.
Dr Hatta said if the demand was not met, Protes would decide on the next course of action.
'We will not let the matter rest.'
Asked whether the ultimate goal of the rally was to topple the Government, he replied: 'We are not ruling that out. Fuel price is a political issue. It affects the people. It may topple the Government. Many governments in other countries have been toppled because of the issue.
'As far as the rally organiser is concerned, this is about the fuel issue but many people come here with different objectives. They may raise other issues such as sodomy (allegation against Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim), accusations against Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak and MPs crossing over to Pakatan Rakyat,' he said.
