AYER KEROH: Chaos broke out at the opening of the PKR Youth Congress on Friday (Dec 6) morning after sacked permanent chairman Muhammad Mizan Adli Mohd Nor was smuggled into the Melaka International Trade Centre (MITC) here.
About 30 PKR Youth security personnel clad in black clashed with Mizan and a few others who tried to enter the classic ballroom of the MITC, where the youth congress is taking place.
Mizan initially managed to enter the hall, but was soon booted out by an unknown group of delegates.
There was a lot of pushing and shoving between scores of PKR supporters, taking place just metres away from the congress in progress.
A delegate who was denied entry said he was puzzled why he wasn’t allowed to enter.
“Why are we not allowed in? We have delegate’s passes,” he said.
Outside the classic ballroom, shouts of “buka pintu (open the door)” and “tak tahu malu kah? (have you no shame?) could be heard as some tried to shove their way past security personnel.
Shortly after, PKR Youth communications director Wong Chun Yuan said that the situation was under control.
“Only delegates and observers with tags are allowed to enter the hall,” he told The Star.
The first agenda that for PKR Youth Congress is to choose a new chairman to replace Mizan and his deputy Mohd Ramly Ahmad, who was sacked recently by youth chief Akmal Nasrullah Md Nasir for being above the age of 35.
Mizan is aligned with PKR deputy president Datuk Seri Mohamed Azmin Ali while Akmal is aligned with PKR president Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim.
The four-day PKR congress will conclude on Sunday (Dec 8) evening. -The Star