What will the police do about Pahang mufti Abdul Rahman Osman's declaration that DAP is kafir harbi? This is what Puchong MP Gobind Singh Deo wants inspector-general of police Khalid Abu Bakar to answer.

Describing the issue as a serious matter, Gobind said today he was perplexed and concerned over the IGP's silence on the matter.

“The DAP has never waged war against Islam. We are not anti-Islam. We have supporters, members and people's representatives who are Muslims. We uphold the Federal Constitution, which declares that Islam is the official religion of Malaysia.

“But what concerns me most is the utter silence on the part of our IGP who leads the police force, which is supposedly the guardian of the law of this land.

“We have an open and public declaration of such a serious nature, but the IGP says nothing. It is almost as if nothing has happened,” Gobind (photo) said.

He said Khalid responded quickly when it came to other cases involving matters said to be sensitive in nature.

“So why the difference here?” he asked, adding that there are laws in Malaysia for the police to act.

“We need to see these laws enforced. Silence in circumstances like these is, to my mind, not an option.

“I think the question uppermost in the minds of many people is whether or not the IGP agrees with the mufti. If he does not, the question is, what does Khalid propose to do about it?” Gobind asked.

Describing the issue as a matter of great public importance, he urged Khalid to break his silence on the matter.

His statement comes after Rahman declared DAP kafir harbi, a term for non-Muslims who wage war against Islam, and who are thus permissible to be slain.

'MCA and Gerakan playing politics'

Meanwhile, DAP's Segambut MP, Lim Lip Eng, dismissed Gerakan's criticism of Rahman, saying the party was merely playing politics.

Lim said Gerakan and MCA should have brought this issue in the cabinet.

“Do not play politics in front of the media only but keep quiet in cabinet. I want to see if the MCA and Gerakan leaders would bring this issue to the cabinet,” Lim told reporters outside the Dang Wangi district police headquarters in Kuala Lumpur today.

He earlier accompanied PKR's religious bureau chief, Wan Ji Wan Hussin, to the police station to lodge a report against Rahman.

Yesterday, DAP veteran leader Lim Kit Siang speculated that no cabinet minister would dare criticise what the Pahang mufti had said.

Gerakan president Mah Siew Keong said he disagreed with what was said by the mufti, while MCA president Liow Tiong Lai refused to comment on the controversy.