Thursday, 1 May 2014

MCA: Stop Blaming us, DAP!

PETALING JAYA: Stop blaming MCA on the Hudud Bill issue and target your ally instead, MCA told DAP today.

In a statement today, MCA deputy president Wee Ka Siong said that his party had made a clear stand that they would oppose hudud from being implemented in the country.

“MCA president Liow Tiong Lai had taken a firm stand against hudud.

“We have also informed Umno of the matter and urged our partner to not support the unconstitutional private member’s bill from PAS,” said Wee.

Early this month, the Kelantan state government announced that it would table two private member’s bills in Parliament in June to facilitate the implementation of hudud law in the state.

The move received support from several Umno leaders such as Minister in the Prime Minister’s Department Jamil Khir Baharom and Ketereh MP Annuar Musa.

However, the move received brickbats from MCA and DAP, saying that hudud law would run ultra vires to the Federal Constitution.

Wee, who is also Air Itam MP, said that DAP should target their attacks against PAS as the Islamist party was the one planning to table the private member’s bills in Parliament.

“Why don’t DAP reprimand PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang instead of criticising MCA?

“Besides, DAP holds the most seats in Pakatan Rakyat. So, DAP should use its strength to block PAS from tabling the bill,” he said.

Wee urged DAP to stop shirking from its responsibility and address the hudud law issue soon.

“For now, DAP’s attempt to divert people’s attention from the matter only exposed the party’s hypocrisy,” he said.

Hindraf questions the silence

In another development, Hindraf chairman P Waythamoorthy said both Najib Tun Razak and Anwar Ibrahim must publicly oppose PAS’ hudud plans.

Their silence, he said, sent a negative message to the public on the wavering and wayang kulit position of the leadership quality in Malaysia.

He added that PAS’ action was illegal and must be challenged by the Attorney General.

“Any inaction by the current administration will only depict their weakness in governing the country by acceding to the further corrosion of the Federal Constitution.

“The politicians’ reluctance to come out with a clear stance on PAS’s intended Hudud Bill reflects their selfish attitude in protecting their vote base oppose to work in the interest of the public at large” added the former deputy minister in the Prime Minister’s Department.

Najib had previously said that while the BN government was not against hudud, the time was not ripe yet for its implementation.

Anwar meanwhile had said that he wanted to hear more from the Kelantan government on its hudud plan before saying anything.

DAP had rejected hudud outright, saying that it was not a matter agreed by all parties in Pakatan Rakyat.
PKR man wants PAS briefing

In another statement, former Selangor exco and PKR vice presidential candidate Dr Xavier Jayakumar said PAS should have consulted the Pakatan leadership and reached a consensus before making a decision regarding implementing hudud in Kelantan.

Dr Xavier JeyakumarThe Seri Andalas state assemblyman said PKR remained confident that the PAS leadership, especially those in Kelantan, would seek out its coalition partners to talk about the issue.

“In lieu of recent events, it’s important for PAS leaders to present their case once again as presented by PAS president Hadi Awang  at the presidential council attended by all key Pakatan leaders in 2011.

“The decision which was made then was that hudud was not part of  Pakatan’s common policy framework and that nothing can take off without consensus from all coalition partners.

“It is my hope and wish that PAS would once again bring forth its case before the upcoming presidential council so that a detailed discussion and fruitful decision be made,” he said in a statement.

Source: FMT

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