Parti Kesejahteraan Insan Tanah Air (Kita) can cooperate with BN in certain matters although it will not be joining the ruling coalition as it is more comfortable with establishing understanding externally.

Its president Zaid Ibrahim said although Kita had not been offered to the part of BN, it was not impossible for it to establish such cooperation with BN or any other party in the interest of the people, except in the general election and in policy matters.

"Whatever it is, Kita will not join BN which is already big, even if offered," he said after delivering a talk at his residence in Kota Baharu night.

Zaid said Kita was prepared to contest in the general election although it ad not yet prepared a full list of candidates.

He hoped the selected candidates would be accepted by the people, especially in Kelantan, to provide the party an opportunity to correct the mistakes of PAS, hich he said had failed to develop the state under its rule since 1990.

"Kita wants to boost Kelantan's economy so that it will be strong like previously and where people's problems like lack of water supply and employment wre given priority," he said.

On the hudud issue which is still being harped by Kelantan Pas, Zaid said PAS should be focusing on more important matters than on something which he felt would not be implemented.

Zaid said Pas had raised again the hudud issue to actually win back public support in facing the coming general election and not to implement this Islamic criminal law.

- Bernama