People's Uprising rally
The People's Uprising rally or Himpunan Kebangkitan Rakyat (Malay) was a rally that was held in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia on 12 January 2013. The rally was held by various Malaysian opposition-friendly non-governmental organisations and opposition parties in opposition to many of the government policies and decisions that have been claimed by left-wing supporters to be unfair and affecting the Malaysian populace. The main venue that the organisers have chosen for the rally is Stadium Merdeka. The event was also known as the KL 112 rally, where the numbers indicate the date of the event. Background According to social activist and icon Hishamuddin Rais, the grievances against the government were many and varied[1] The following lists of grouses: The scrapping of the rare-earth refinery run by Lynas in Kuantan, Pahang. To fight against cheating in the general elections by the Malaysian government. The fair distribution of oil-royalty payments by the Malaysian government to oil-producing states. Free education for all Malaysians. The election watchdog group Bersih which organised several rallies calling for electoral reform in Malaysia namely the rallies in Bersih rallies in 2011 and 2012 had revealed that it was not amongst the organisers of the latest rally but has said