LIPIS: PAS members and supporters are advised to forget the rift between the party and Umno and to vote for the Barisan Nasional (BN) candidate in the Cameron Highlands by-election this Saturday.
PAS Central Committee member Nik Mohamad Abduh Nik Abdul Aziz explained that PAS members and supporters must vote BN because BN is being opposed by PAS’ current enemy Pakatan Harapan (PH).
“Before, indeed BN and Umno were our enemies… but after what happened in May last year, after the 14th general election (GE14), we see who our enemies are and who can be our friends in championing Islam.
“We (PAS) are confident with the wisdom of our members and supporters in making their choice and vote for the best candidate, with PH still failing to fulfil its promises,” he said.
Nik Abduh, who is Bachok MP, said this in his speech at a joint PAS and BN ceramah (political talk) at Dataran Sungai Koyan here on Tuesday night.
Among those attending the event were Pahang Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Wan Rosdy Wan Ismail and about 500 PAS and BN members and supporters.
He said BN, when it was in power, was considered bad in governance, but the current PH government was worst and its (PH) failure to fulfil promises made in last year’s general election would be a strong factor for the constituents in the Cameron Highlands to reject PH.
“PAS’ stand against PH is the same, whether before or after GE14 remains the same, we reject PH. They (PH) are not the best choice to replace BN.
“Why should we choose them (PH) when we all know the attitude of their leaders towards Islam? It’s better for us to be with Umno and BN because they have apologised for their mistakes in opposing PAS before,” he added. – Bernama
