DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng believes his party needs to remain in the Selangor state government to ensure former ally PAS would not be up to mischief.

This is so that PAS does not implement “bad policies” in the state, said Lim, citing the predicament in Kelantan.

“Look at Kelantan, they even conduct illegal logging in forest reserves. PAS state assemblyperson Husam (Musa) was the one who revealed this scandal.

“If they (PAS) can do it in Kelantan, they can do it in Selangor, too.

“We want to prevent them from creating mischief like what they have done in Kelantan,” said Lim at the DAP Wanita’s national congress today.

Husam is currently in a head-to-head battle with the Kelantan administration, especially on the issue of alleged illegal logging.

As a result, the PAS central committee has decided to call him in to explain and provide proof of his allegations against the PAS-led Kelantan government.

Vote for PAS is vote for Umno

Lim was likely responding to a call by Kajang Baru DAP branch chairperson Chiong Yoke Kong during the state convention on Nov 1, for DAP to quit the Selangor goverment if PAS remains.

Meanwhile, Lim in his speech also said since PAS was now “aligned” with Umno, a vote for the Islamist party therefore constitutes a vote for Umno.

Lim pointed out how PAS has also moved from rejecting racist politics to now cooperating with racial groups like Perkasa.

“A vote for PAS is a vote for Umno - there is no difference.

“They also support (prime minister) Najib (Abdul Razak) in the 1MDB scandal,” claimed Lim.