DAP today took to Parliament to make a spirited defense of its partner PAS against MCA's accusation that the Islamic party's spiritual leader Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat was inciting Muslims to rape non-Muslims.

NONE Taking up the issue, Anthony Loke (DAP-Rasah) launched a broadside against MCA for the allegation.

"What was said by (MCA president) Chua Soi Lek, that he agreed with senator Heng (Seah Kie) about Tok Guru (Nik Aziz), as if PAS encouraged Muslims to rape non-Muslim women... this statement is the most biadap (insolent) statement.

"Chua Soi Lek is the most biadap president in MCA," he said as he slammed the table.

Alarmed by this, Dewan Rakyat Speaker Pandikar Amin Mulia turned off Loke’s microphone, and urged the MPs not to bring political arguments into the house.

"Don't do that, don't drag politics outside (into here) or else I will not call yang berhormat (to debate) to anymore," Pandikar said.

NONE MCA Wanita chief Heng ( right , in photo) had made the rape allegation during her party’s annual general assembly meeting (AGM) on Saturday, based on an old video of Nik Aziz.

However, the opposition had claimed Nik Aziz was quoted out of context.

'Najib responsible for Chua's statement'

Earlier, Dzulkefly Ahmad (PAS-Kuala Selangor) said Chua's speech at MCA's AGM yesterday was insulting to Islam and hurtful to Muslims.

"It was hurtful to Muslims when they saw the insults made by the party on that day, they (MCA) are so desperate to garner racial support that they are willing to insult Islam in such a way," he said.

NONE As such, Dzulkefly said Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak, who was present at the AGM ( left ), must take responsibility for his lieutenant Chua's remarks and the Islamic Development Department (Jakim) should respond accordingly.

"Is Umno so weak that MCA would dare make suck attacks, this is very embarrassing for (the national) religion in this country," he said.

Yesterday, Chua had said that based on international examples, countries that practiced hudud law were corrupt and had poor security.

At this, Abdul Rahman Dahlan (BN-Kota Belud) described Chua's speech as a "qualified statement".

"He was not talking about Islam... you must remember the constituents he was talking to are supporters who were Chinese.

NONE "He merely gave his view on government policies and not Islam, he did not insult Islam, he merely stated that (some) countries, there was something wrong with the government," he said.

Abdul Rahman ( right ) cheekily added that perhaps those countries had implemented PAS' version of hudud law.

The tit-for-tat eventually descended into a shouting match between half dozen MPs with voices being heard from BN's side accusing PAS of failing to keep DAP chairperson Karpal Singh in check for his statements against hudud.

Pandikar then sought to rein in the MPs, stating: "Enough, enough... you can bring this in cyberspace, blogs, Facebook, enough, don't do it here, get on with the speech".

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