Compulsory for PAS to bring down Harapan, says ulama chief

PAS MUKTAMAR | The Dewan Ulama of PAS has taken the stand that it is compulsory (wajib) for the party to bring down the Pakatan Harapan government.

Ulama chief Nik Zawawi Salleh said today that there should be no dispute over the matter, and urged PAS members to move forward without hesitation.

"For our party, PAS, to face Harapan is compulsory. To bring down the present government is compulsory," he said to cries of "takbir."

"Let us not have disputes over this... there is no dispute. 

"We move forward, let's not stop to look back," he said in his winding-up speech during the 65th PAS muktamar held at Sukpa indoor stadium in Kuantan.

Nik Zawawi said PAS must set a clear target to take over the federal government rather than be satisfied with its current standing, more so after taking into account the current developments in the country.

"If we are slow, we will be left out. If we are not capable, we will be challenged by others."

Nik Zawawi also stressed that PAS' Gagasan Sejahtera pact and newly upgraded ties with Umno were forged in the name of Islam to ensure lasting peace in the country.

Delegates at the PAS central muktamar yesterday unanimously passed a motion tabled by the Dewan Ulama for PAS and Umno to upgrade and formalise their political cooperation.

The tahaluf siyasi pact, similar to PAS' previous alliance with PKR and DAP, will allow the party to impose certain guidelines on its new partners in Umno and BN, unlike the taawun siyasi arrangement adopted since after last year's general election.

Reporting by Alyaa Alhadjri, Al-Abror Mohd Yusof, N Faizal Ghazali, M Fakhrull Halim and Lu Wei Hoong.

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