Amid fresh outcries against a proposal to reinstate the local government election, Perak DAP leader Abdul Aziz Bari has argued that Malays may stand to benefit from the move, rather than lose power as feared.

He said Malay leaders who issued statements against the idea, which Federal Territories DAP chief Tan Kok Wai recently mooted, should cease "spooking" the Malays with fears of losing power.

"If it's properly done, the Malays may...