Mat Sabu Promises To Counter Hadi S Lies Tonight

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Amanah president Mohamad Sabu has announced that he will rebut the “lies” of PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang in Simpang Jeram, Muar, tonight.
This came after Hadi claimed that a few members and former party leaders left PAS and established Amanah because they were afraid of losing an election.
“Yesterday, the PAS president ‘shot’ saying they left Pakatan Rakyat because DAP rejected hudud. I will not answer tonight, I will answer tomorrow night (Monday) in Simpang Jeram.
“I will answer tomorrow night how the PAS president lied to the people. I will answer those lies one by one.
“I am not a small person, I am the former deputy president of PAS. Don’t lie to the people,” Mohamad (above) was quoted as saying by Berita Harian.
He was speaking at the Pulai Unity Talk in Nusa Bestari, Johor Bahru, last night.
PAS president Abdul Hadi AwangOn Saturday, Hadi also described those who left PAS to join Amanah as being “faint-hearted” for leaving the Islamist party’s struggle.
He added that DAP’s alleged refusal to accept hudud law motivated PAS to initiate attempts to change the government, during Pakatan Harapan’s first stint in federal power after the 14th general election in 2018.
After GE14, apart from Mohamad, several former senior PAS leaders in Amanah such as Salahuddin Ayub, Mujahid Yusof Rawa, and Khalid Samad were appointed as ministers.
‘Using religious issues’
Mohamad said PAS and Perikatan Nasional are willing to use Islam for their own benefit.
“For example, in Selangor, during the last state election, their campaign used the issue of religious schools and tahfiz being ordered to close. That issue made Malay voters trust them.
“However, the Selangor sultan ordered at that time that all religious schools that do not follow the rules and standards must be closed because they can create problems and they need to reform if they want to operate again.
“That issue caused PAS and PN to get temporary support. I am sure their lies cannot last for the next four years,” the Kota Raja MP said.
“The people will see this change. I am sure the people are not stupid and will support the unity government again,” Mohamad added.
The Simpang Jeram and Pulai by-elections are being held on Sept 9 due to the unexpected vacancy of the two seats following the death of domestic trade and cost of living minister Salahuddin Ayub on July 23.
There will be a three-way clash for the Simpang Jeram state seat, between Harapan candidate Nazri Abdul Rahman, PN’s Dr Mohd Mazri Yahya, and independent S Jeganathan.
From left: Simpang Jeram candidates Independent S Jeganathan, Harapan’s Nazri Abdul Rahman, PN’s Dr Mohd Mazri YahyaIn Pulai, Harapan’s Suhaizan Kaiat will face PN’s Zulkifli Jaafar and independent candidate Samsudin Mohamad Fauzi.
During GE15, Salahuddin won in Pulai with a majority of 33,174 votes, polling 64,900 votes, ahead of BN candidate Nur Jazlan Mohamed (31,726 votes) and PN candidate Loh Kah Yong (20,677).
Salahuddin also defended his Simpang Jeram seat in the Johor state election in March last year by polling 8,749 votes against PN’s Zarul Salleh (6,350 votes), BN’s Lokman Md Don (6,062) and Pejuang’s Mahaizal Mahmor (208).
Based on the Election Commission’s statistics, there are 166,653 registered voters in Pulai: 165,799 ordinary voters, 927 police personnel and spouses, and 26 overseas postal voters.
Simpang Jeram has 40,379 registered voters: 40,373 ordinary voters, and six overseas postal voters. - Mkini

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