Gerakan Youth has rejected the proposal to seriously consider opting out of the BN within a year.

"The resolution has caused negative reactions among the delegates so we have unanimously rejected that suggestion," said Gerakan Youth chief Lim Si Pin, who however refused to reveal the state which has moved the resolution for debate.

gerakan ndc 311009 lim si pin The suggestion for Gerakan to get out of the ruling coalition was among the resolutions that were discussed in a closed-door session at the party's Youth AGM.

Lim used an analogy to explain why Gerakan would continue to stick with BN.

"If you are in a car that is running fast, you don’t want to open the window and jump out. This does not make sense. We have to make sure the car reaches the destination.

"(We wait) until we reach the destination, and then we decide whether we still want to continue or if we want to get out," he said.

10 resolutions discussed

Asked why the motion was included in today’s AGM, Lim said: “To be fair, we have to accept all resolutions from the states. If not, what is the point of having an annual general meeting."

Lim added that there were other resolutions that were discussed and accepted, while there were some that were rejected and others that needed to be amended.

A total of 10 motions were discussed, among them are the abolition of the Internal Security Act (ISA), amendments to the Printing, Presses and Publications Act (PPPA), the concept of '1Malaysia' and to reduce the financial burden of the people by urging the government to take over the North-South Highway (Plus).