Syed Saddiq completes 200km run, reaches Parliament

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Muar MP Syed Saddiq Syed Abdul Rahman on Monday (July 1) completed his 200km Langkah Muar run - a movement to seek justice for Opposition constituencies he claims were deprived of funding.  Read more at https://tinyurl.com/5h366sh2  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:00This is a video of the people protesting in front of the police station.

00:31The police is coming in.

00:34This is parliament. It's our place.

00:41We have to go to parliament.

00:43Step by step.

00:45Step by step.

00:48Step by step.

00:51Step by step.

00:53Everywhere.

00:56Step by step.

01:01Step by step.

01:04Step by step.

01:10Peace be upon you.

01:12If you are in the government's parliament, you will get RM20 million.

01:19But in the opposition's parliament, you will get RM0.

01:23They want to open a service centre.

01:25They want to recruit officers.

01:27They want to provide charity.

01:29Like wheelchairs, pampers, formula milk.

01:32All of that is denied.

01:34That's why this is a very urgent matter.

01:37It should have been done before the election.

01:42But after the election, it was forgotten.

01:45And the reformation was done just like that.

01:48That's why in this case,

01:50through my small efforts,

01:52I started at MUA to demand a fair election.

01:57And don't use the excuse that the election is over.

02:01I can say that the election has been held many times.

02:03Not once, twice, three times.

02:06But I don't think this is about the election.

02:09But this is about the politics of revenge.

02:11They want to punish the people in the opposition's area.

02:16And I think this is wrong.

02:19And we need to fight this together.

02:21I want to give some feedback on the current development.

02:25I just checked.

02:27Alhamdulillah, the funding for the MUA service centre

02:32has exceeded RM160,000.

02:35Far beyond the RM100,000 target that we set.

02:40And to be honest, everyone is indebted.

02:44Yesterday, when I checked,

02:46there were more than 2,000 donations from Malaysians.

02:50But what impressed me the most

02:52was not just the donations through the internet.

02:55I think many of them followed the development through live.

02:58While running, many stopped.

03:00They gave RM50, RM100, RM50, RM10.

03:03Some even gave RM1.

03:05That was quite extraordinary.

03:07It was so extraordinary because

03:09when I met them, I was quite sure

03:11they had never met me physically before this.

03:13Most probably, they had never set foot in the MUA.

03:16Or they had no acquaintance or family in the MUA.

03:18But they still had the same aspirations.

03:21And that's why I think this is not just about the MUA,

03:25but about Malaysia as a whole.

03:27Because the people in the MUA,

03:29the people in Macang, the people in Putrajaya,

03:31the people in Katera,

03:33there are a lot of them if I'm not mistaken.

03:35All of them.

03:37These are Malaysians who pay the interest,

03:39who are entitled to justice,

03:41who are obligated to be helped.

03:43Don't punish them for political reasons.

03:45And I would like to thank

03:47the people of Pembangkang block,

03:49from the National Brigade. There are a lot of them here.

03:51The MUA is not our flag, but the flag of the people.

03:53That's right. This is not about the MPs.

03:55This is about the hardworking people

03:57in the Pembangkang parliament.

03:59We are all here together.

04:01Here, we are all in agreement

04:03to demand and demand

04:05that this right be returned.

04:07Don't deny it for political reasons.

04:09That's not fair. That's cruel.

04:11That's wrong.

04:13What is your experience

04:15in this 200km run?

04:17What impresses me the most

04:19is

04:21especially when I went through

04:23the Melaka-Seremban route.

04:25Because there are

04:27a lot of houses on the side of the road.

04:31It doesn't matter if it's hot

04:33during the day or

04:35late at night.

04:37There are a lot of families

04:39who go out of their homes

04:41and wait on the side of the road.

04:43There are a lot of cars parked

04:45on the side of the road.

04:47Some give donations.

04:49Some bring food.

04:51Some bring dinner.

04:53There's a lot of food.

04:55I can't take it all.

04:57But this really inspires me.

04:59As I said earlier,

05:01they've never set foot

05:03in the MUA.

05:05They feel the pain

05:07that other people feel.

05:09Because in the future,

05:11we'll be close to each other.

05:13That's the spirit of the Malaysian family.

05:17I won't forget that.

05:19Lastly,

05:21when I entered

05:23Selangor,

05:25there was an old man

05:27who was riding a motorcycle.

05:29He came

05:31and gave a lot of money.

05:33I was shocked.

05:37He lives in the village.

05:39It's obvious that

05:41he's from a wealthy family.

05:43He doesn't have a big car.

05:45I'm sorry.

05:47This is all we can do.

05:49I feel guilty

05:51and touched.

05:53Because they probably

05:55have their own

05:57struggles in life.

05:59But they're willing to give.

06:01This will stay in my heart

06:03and I won't forget it.

06:05I'll do my best

06:07to serve them

06:09as best as I can.

06:11How's your leg?

06:13Are you going to the hospital?

06:15I went to the physiotherapist

06:17last night.

06:19It's better now.

06:21But in a few days,

06:23I'll have to go again.

06:25We've been running for 5km

06:27to support Langkawi MUA.

06:30Stop!

06:32Stop!

06:34Stop!

06:36The people's law!

06:38The people's law!

06:40Stop!

06:42Treat the people well!

06:44Treat the people well!

06:46Long live!

06:48Long live the people!

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