Hadi spurns cooperation with Umno-BN...

PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang today made it clear that any bid to forge cooperation between PAS and Umno in the name of Malay unity is an effort in futility.

Not mincing his words during his keynote speech at the Muktamar in Gombak, Kuala Lumpur today, Abdul Hadi said that Umno had forsaken the Malays and bumiputera by plundering wealth through dubious means.

“Umno as a Malay-bumiputera majority party was entrusted with leadership (but)... the wealth of the nation has been turned into the private property of leaders, while the rakyat struggle to make ends meet.

“(We teach society that) there is a difference between PAS' cooperation in Pakatan Rakyat, with cooperation with Umno in BN, which sacrifices Islamic principles,” he told an audience of about 1,000.

Abdul Hadi, who was delivering the speech on behalf of PAS spiritual leader Nik Aziz Nik Mat, said that the claim of “Umno Malays” to seek Malay unity but continue to vote non-Malay BN candidates against PAS.

“Umno has created a flock of Malays and Muslims who are blind and deaf to money politics, with entertainment and media used to turn Malays and Muslims stupid,” he said.

Abdul Hadi's strongly-worded speech comes on the back of renewed calls by BN that the Islamic party abandon Pakatan Rakyat and join BN in the name of Malay unity. Abdul Hadi added that PAS has an obligation to clean up politics from “disgusting acts like corruption, money politics, slander, racism, lies and all manner of things which embarrass even our children who are watching us”.

“Politics needs to be cleaned up but this cannot be done by Umno-BN who have sullied it with their own hands,” he said cuttingly, during the hour-long speech.

Lambasting the call for Umno-PAS cooperation as “narrow communalism”, Abdul Hadi said that Islam acknowledges the existence of racially plural societies.

“We need to realise that a plural (majmuk) society is part of Islam's political message.

“It is compulsory for us to spread the message of no compulsion in religion, and that Islam is fair for all... so (non-Muslims) can see how Islam should be practiced, and Islam's image which has been tainted by Umno's antics can be redeemed,” he said.

PAS vows to defend Pakatan states

PAS today vowed to use "every ounce of their energy" to defend the four Pakatan Rakyat states from returning to the BN in the next general election.

"Let us all vow to defend Kelantan, Kedah, Selangor and Penang which we have governed together, with every once of our energy; let our sweat soak the earth, with high spirits and through God's will, we will defend our victory," said its president Abdul Hadi Awang.

Speaking to about 1,000 people at the opening ceremony of PAS' muktamar (annual assembly) in Gombak, Kuala Lumpur, Abdul Hadi said the battle drums for the 13th general election can already be heard.

"We don't know when it will be but I am hereby instructing the entire PAS machinery to be prepared to face general elections the very minute the muktamar concludes, by opening operation rooms and preparing for strategic activities that will be detailed out by the central election department," he said.

Abdul Hadi also instructed all divisions to ensure that they have completed at least 70 percent of their programmes and to meet with as many voters as possible.

"All machinery must approach voters with patience...meet personally with them, as our message at ceramahs sometimes only reach our members," he said.

The seasoned politician also urged the audience not to be disheartened by PAS' string of defeats in by-elections and the recent Sarawak polls. "The results did not favour us, but we had succeeded in expanding our reach and have opened more PAS branches.

"Realise that we are victorious even if only one person voted for us, even if we lose our deposit," he said, quoting a hadith which states that showing one person to Allah's path is worth more than the most expensive vehicle.

In an earlier speech, PAS secretary general Mustafa Ali said the fact that party polls went on as scheduled despite word of snap polls reflects maturity. "PAS did not delay our party polls because we were confident that the members are mature enough that there will not be any negative implications feared by other parties," he said.

He said that, to date, no complaints have been made to the secretariat of infringement in party election rules. "I am confident this will be the case until the end of the process," he said.

The youth and women wings held their selection yesterday, while central posts will be decided today. "All machinery must approach voters with patience...meet personally with them, as our message at ceramahs sometimes only reach our members," he said.

The seasoned politician also urged the audience not to be disheartened by PAS' string of defeats in by-elections and the recent Sarawak polls.

"The results did not favour us, but we had succeeded in expanding our reach and have opened more PAS branches. "Realise that we are victorious even if only one person voted for us, even if we lose our deposit," he said, quoting a hadith which states that showing one person to Allah's path is worth more than the most expensive vehicle.

The youth and women wings held their selection yesterday, while central posts will be decided today.

source:malaysiakini

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