PAS and PSM to meet in a dialogue
(The Malaysian Times) – The PAS secretary general, Datuk Mustafa Ali said leaders of PAS and the Parti Sosialis Malaysia (PSM) are expected to meet next week to discuss issues related to the 13th General Election (GE13).
During the GE13, candidates from Pas and PSM clashed in the Kota Damansaraseat and gave a victory to Barisan Nasional (BN)bin the recent polls
Mustafa said the meeting with representatives of the socialist party will take place at the PAS headquarters in Jalan Raja Laut, Kuala Lumpur, on June 18.
Mustafa said he and two other leaders will represent PAS, namely deputy president Mohamad Sabu and vice president Salahudin Ayub.
“The president (Tuan Guru Abdul Hadi Awang) could not attend as he has to attend the Terengganu state assembly,” said Mustafa, adding that Hadi would be represented by his political secretary Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar.
PSM secretary general S Arutchelvan recently announced that a dialogue would be convened with the Islamic party to discuss thorny issues between them, including on the party’s ideology with which some PAS members had expressed discomfort.
Arutchelvan said five represetatives from PSM would attend the meeting.
“We had received a phone call two days ago (about the dialogue), though we have not finalised the date and the people who will be involved,” said Arutchelvan.
Differences between PAS and PSM led to a clash of both parties’ candidates in Kota Damansara, where PSM president Dr Nasir Hashim was the incumbent. Nasir, who contested under PKR, lost to BN’s Halimaton Saadiah Bohan by a majority of 1,527 votes.
The PAS candidate emerged third with 7,312 votes, while three independent candidates lost their deposits.
