BN rep: Islam demands ‘muzakarah’ with PAS

DAP’s disputes with PAS over Malay rights and Islam is enough reason for a dialogue say reps.

(Bernama) – For the Umno-PAS ‘muzakarah’ (dialogue) to succeed, the members of both parties need to put aside prejudice, said a Barisan Nasional MP.

BN-Padang Besar MP Zahidi Zainul Abidin said it is time for Umno and PAS to start a dialogue in the best interest of Islam and to ensure that Malay special rights are not disputed.

“We should harbour good feelings so that this ‘muzakarah’ can unite the Muslims and the Malays.

“I welcome the ‘muzakarah’ between Umno and PAS,”  he told reporters in Parliament lobby, here yesterday

He said this when commenting on the willingness of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang to hold a dialogue with Umno in order to implement an administration based on Islamic teachings.

Zahidi said the DAP always questioned Malay special rights and the position of Islam and ignored the views of PAS.

Another BN MP  Noh Omar (Tanjung Karang) echoed Zahid’s view.

“Since they (DAP) have always disputed PAS and there is no point in them (PAS) to stick with the DAP.

“Moreover, the ‘muzakarah’ is demanded by Islam,” he said.

He added that the Malays and Muslims should discuss about the future generation as certain groups had challenged the position of Islam and the Malay Rulers.

“This happened because they (certain groups) regard the Malays and Islam as so weak that they feel that they have more authority to determine the country’s political future.

“I welcome the ‘muzakarah’ between Umno and PAS and hope that it can become a reality,” he added.

Meanwhile, Wan Hassan Mohd Ramli (PAS-Dungun ) said a dialogue is good as the outcome is very important to determine the administration of the country.

“The question is how we view the outcome of the dialogue. Implementation is another thing, sometimes it is suitable and sometimes it is unsuitable,” he added.