blogger: [www.umic.org.my] Re: PAS skips Islamic State demand in manifesto

PAS may still get Indian votes, since 1 of our forumers was willing to
vote for 'orangutan which counts 1-10', rather than BN.

--- In UnitedMalaysianIndianClub@yahoogroups.com, Poobalan
<mpoobalan@...> wrote:
>
> I was surprised when NST had the words "PAS drops Islamic state
pinciple". A
> deeper look into the manifesto is necessary. It looks more like a
people's
> budget kind of things. Lots of promises that may appeal to those who are
> unhappy with BN.[image: More...]
>
> The manisfesto can be accessed (PDF) at:
>
> http://pemuda.pas.org.my/images/stories/risalah/manifesoto-%20final.pdf
>
> Among the key points:
>
> - *Merapatkan jurang agihan kekayaan antara kayamiskin dalam kaum dan
> antara kaum dengan menekankan aspek pendidikan dan peningkatan sumber
> pendapatan. [sounds like NEP,no?]*
> - *Menjamin perlaksanaan peruntukan-peruntukan Islam sebagaimana
> termaktub dalam Perlembagaan Persekutuan serta mengatasi konflik
> perundangan. [very likely Islamic state reworded]*
> *Memastikan Masjid dimakmurkankan oleh masyarakat tempatan dan
> tempat-tempat ibadat tidak boleh dimusnahkan tanpa perundingan
dan kelulusan
> masyarakat setempat.*
> *Menjamin penubuhan sebuah Majlis Perundingan penganut agama-agama
> (selain Islam) oleh Kerajaan bagi mempastikan hak-hak setiap kelompok
> penganut agama untuk melaksanakan tuntutan upacara ibadat dan budaya
> masing-masing. [IFC revisited? weren't these guys are the ones who
> protested at article 11 talks?]*
> *Merangka dasar perpaduan yang diperkukuhkan dengan sikap saling
> hormat menghormati atas dasar saling mengetahui tuntutan agama
terhadap
> penganut agama masing-masing.*
> - *Mencadangkan penubuhan satu Majlis Dailog ke arah memperkukuhkan
> permuafakatan dan perpaduan nasional merentasi semua kaum.*
> *Melindungi 'Pendemokrasian Pendidikan' dengan kewujudan pilihan
> sekolah-sekolah termasuk pendidikan Islam (SAR), serta bahasa
ibunda (Cina
> dan Tamil).*
> - *Mengembalikan pengajaran Sains dan Matematik dalam Bahasa Ibunda
> masing-masing. *
> - *Memberi sejumlah peruntukan kepada SAR dan sekolah swasta jenis
> Cina berdasarkan jumlah pelajar. [sekolah tamil no money?]*
>
> * However, nothing on apostasy, illegal conversion, body snatching.*
>
> **
>
> ELECTION 2008: Pas drops Islamic state principle in manifesto,
signalling
> push for non-Muslim votes
> By : A. Hafiz Yatim and Minderjeet Kaur
>
source<http://www.nst.com.my/Current_News/NST/Thursday/Frontpage/20080221185154/Article/index_html>
> KUALA LUMPUR, Thurs:
>
> Pas is changing their tactics for this polls. No more push for an
Islamic
> state to placate non-Muslim voters. With their main targets the
Malay voters
> in Northern states, Pas also openly declared their cooperation with
Parti
> Keadilan Rakyat to win the Malay support but are non-committal in its
> previous alliance with the DAP. "The party realises its mistakes
during the
> last polls in Terengganu. The party wants to keep with the changing
times,"
> Pas president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang told reporters during the
launch
> of the party's manifesto themed "Trustworthy, just and clean
Government: A
> nation of care and opportunity." he said. "One way is not to openly
back the
> Islamic state."
>
> The thrust in the manifesto: prudent management of resources, increased
> security for women and girls through better enforcement, reduced
corruption,
> abuse of power, cronyism and nepotism. It also promises to uphold
judicial
> integrity and ensure check and balance in the Government system.
>
> "We have adopted a substantive approach because Pas has managed to
break the
> barrier among non-Muslims who attended our ceramahs and the
formation of Pas
> supporter clubs among non Muslims. We have to continue explaining our
> objectives," he said
>
> Hadi also announced it will face BN in 65 Parliamentary seats and
230 state
> seats, with 50 per cent of candidates new that consists of 13 female
> candidates contesting in four parliament and nine state seats. The
party is
> also introducing a Chinese Muslim - Khalid Idham Lim Abdullah in
Perak and
> maintaining Kelantan State Exco Datuk Annuar Tan Abdullah. The party
leader
> said they need PKR to win the polls. "Through PKR, we can get the
majority
> votes. But we will also make sure the other races are not
marginalised," he
> said. "We are confident of retaining Kelantan and seizing back
Terengganu.
> As for Kedah, we are hoping to make inroads," he said. However, Hadi
said
> the party will form an alliance with the DAP. "The DAP felt it lost many
> seats by cooperating with us. Our political mission is the same but our
> ideologies are different," he said. Nevertheless, Pas will not
contest in
> DAP areas.
>
> Their main pillars were still strongly base on Islam but assured
that there
> will be justice for all races. "We leave in multiracial society. If
they can
> accept the western ideology, why can't they accept Islam? Not all
Malaysians
> understand what we are fighting for but what is important is that we
have
> managed to break the barriers within of seeking common goals," he said.
>
> Even though, Hadi said Pas will continue to push for Islamic hudud
laws but
> it will not affect non-Muslims. So what can the non-Muslims expect
from Pas?
> "They can use the word Allah freely and get assurance on freedom of
> language, vernacular schools, freedom of media and assembly to stage
> protest. Places of worship will also not be destroyed without
permission."
>
>
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