Pas Says Hopping To Opposition Party Not Wrong

KUALA TERENGGANU, Jan 29 (Bernama)-- Terengganu PAS Commissioner Datuk Mustafa Ali said that party hopping from Barisan Nasional (BN) to the Pakatan Rakyat, especially PAS, is not wrong.
He said, this is because getting out of something negative to something positive is a requirement in Islam.
However, according to Mustafa, PAS will not tolerate any of its members joining BN, saying the basis of the party's struggles was not right.
"We don't agree with this (PAS representatives joining BN) because it is not good for them ... this (PAS) struggle is right but they want to run to the wrong side. There is something wrong here.
"It is right for the others to want to join PAS. This is not a double standard but a principle in terms of humanity," he said at a news conference here today.
Also present was State PAS treasurer, Mohd Abdul Wahid Endut, who is also Terengganu MP and Wakaf Mempelam assemblyman.
He was commenting on Bota assemblyman, Datuk Nasaruddin Hashim's move to quit Umno and cross over to Parti Keadilan Rakyat (PKR) on Sunday.
Musatafa said party hopping must be sincere and based on the struggle for common principles for the good of the people, but it is unethical to hop for money or position.
However, he conceded that someone contesting for a particular party in the general election should not cross over to another party unless the respresentative vacates the seat.
Speaking on the proposal to regulate an anti-party hopping law, amendments on the matter must be made in the Malaysian Constitution, which includes allowing representatives who vacated their seats to recontest in a shorter period of time, instead of five years as stated.

tunku : this is typical pas mentality. if umno works with non malays, they says umno works with infidels, devils etc but if they work with dap and pkr it is holy alliance.if pas member join bn, then he is infidel but if bn member joins opposition he is holy.if umno is against pas's hudud they says that umno is not islamic, but when karpal says no, they bow down.