PAS will collapse if it accepts Selangor MB post, says Hanipa

(Kuala Lumpur Post) – PAS administration in Selangor will collapse if the party decides to accept the position of Selangor mentri besar.

PAS National Legal Bureau (LUHAM) chairman Mohamed Hanipa Maidin said this is because there is no guarantee that the Selangor government under PAS will be supported by the other component parties within Pakatan Rakyat.

“If we accept the position, will we be strong enough to hold the seat? Our Pakatan friends will not support us as we had initially promised to give the seat to PKR,” he said in his winding up speech at the PAS 60th Muktamar here.

He said the party will face problems if it decided to take the position, including dragging the state to a snap election.

“We have to make our decision based on rational principles and not by following our emotions,” he said.

“We would be accused of not keeping to our initial promises made between the three component parties in Pakatan Rakyat. If you feel that there won’t be a probem in doing so, please take the position,” he added.

Mohamed Hanipa’s speech was greeted with negative feedbacks by the delegates, with many of them booing him as a sign of protest.

“You can boo me as much as you want, but my speech is made based on facts,” he responded to the delegates. There has been talks that a PAS assemblyman will be appointed as the next mentri besar.

PAS president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang had previously disagreed with PKR and DAP to nominate PKR president Datuk Seri Wan Azizah Wan Ismail for the Selangor mentri besar post, causing a series of disagreement within Pakatan Rakyat, reports The Sundaily.