Islamic party PAS came under more fire today following its determination to implement the hudud laws, an aspiration which was recently reignited by its vice-president Husam Musa.

Chinese-based party Gerakan called on all Malaysians to stand united in opposing PAS' vision of turning Malaysia into a theocratic state.

The party's secretary general Teng Chang Yeow also blamed PAS' allies PKR and DAP for failing to stop the Islamic party from pursuing its agenda.

"They (DAP and PKR) must be held responsible for they have failed to stop PAS from spreading its dogmatic ideas, which are against the spirit and the principle of the federal constitution," Teng said in a statement today.

"The issue was never resolved when they formed Pakatan Rakyat after the March general election.

"When the coalition was formed and announced after the general election, it has effectively made DAP and PKR the accomplice of PAS, in helping PAS achieving its agenda, in making Malaysia a theocratic state," he added.

Likewise, Gerakan's BN ally MCA - the biggest Chinese-based party in the country - too was vocal today in objecting PAS' Islamic agenda.

mca protest pas hq on hudud 241208 01 The party's Federal Territories Youth wing departed from the norm by marching over to the PAS headquarters in Kuala Lumpur to hand in a memorandum opposing the hudud stand.

The youth wing also unfurled banners by the roadside to express its displeasure with PAS' stand.

And the party's women's wing also issued a strongly-worded statement to rebuke PAS.

‘This is not a petty issue'

MCA women wing chief Chew Mei Fun said Pakatan leader Anwar Ibrahim should state the opposition alliance's stand on PAS' aspiration to implement Hudud laws if they come into power.

"Husam Musa's statement has resulted in anxiety among non-Muslims in the country.

"PAS is firmly insisting on introducing Hudud laws and has ignored the fact that Malaysia is a multi-racial and multi-religious country... (it) has also ignored the spirit of federal constitution," she said in a statement.

She said that Anwar, as the de facto leader of PKR and the head of Pakatan, has a responsibility to explain to the people on his stand over the hudud laws.

mca party election nomination day 131008 04 chew mei fun Chew also noted that DAP chairperson Karpal Singh and secretary-general Lim Guan Eng have also urged Anwar to respond to the issue.

"If Anwar decides to keep quiet, there are only two possibilities.

"One, Anwar agrees with the remark made by Husam to implement hudud laws or secondly, DAP has been marginalised in the Pakatan Rakyat with its secretary-general and chairperson's request being ignored," she said.

She also criticised PKR information chief Tian Chua for stating that Anwar "as the future prime minister of the country could not be expected to response to petty issues such as cleanliness on the streets and banning of alcohol".

"His statement is ridiculous," she said, adding that introducing hudud laws was a major issue that will affect the country's constitution and the livelihood of the people

"Tian Chua has treated the problem as a petty issue...even though he wanted to rid Anwar from the responsibility, he should have come out with a more persuasive argument and not using this approach when handling the said issue," she said.

Last Saturday Husam reiterated PAS' aspiration to implement the hudud law if and when Pakatan forms the federal government.