PAS Plotting and Scheming

Malaysia’s political opposition are busy plotting and scheming. 

 

As PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang (left) declared on Monday, it’s our right to plan to topple the government. 

 

And he added: "This is normal in a democratic country (such as Malaysia). We try to not only (form a government) through general elections, but also through parliament. This includes the no-vote confidence, statutory declarations and supporters withdrawing their support”. 

 

Dismissing the notion that attempts to bring down the government would go against the King’s decree for political stability, Hadi said the King does not have the "power" to prevent change from happening in a democratic country. 

 

It is a decree, (however) it does not become the final word to prevent change from happening in a democratic country. We still uphold democracy based on our constitutional monarchy".

 

Last week, Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim (right) had, in fact, chided Hadi for predicting that his unity government would collapse before the end of their term, saying it was the PAS leader’s “right to plan and dream”. 

 

We can’t blame Hadi for desiring to oust the federal government. PAS were in the government under
both Ismail Sabri and Muhyiddin Yassin. Ismail served as Malaysia’s ninth prime minister for one year and 51 days, making him the shortest-serving Malaysian prime minister. He succeeded Muhyiddin, who served as prime minister for 17 months. 

 

PAS have tasted power at the federal level and now, they lust for it.