State DAP chief: Umno-PAS the worst combination ever
KUCHING: The alliance of Umno and PAS, should it materialise, might become ‘ the worst combination that anyone could imagine’, said DAP Sarawak chairman Chong Chieng Jen.
Moreover, he viewed the pact as ‘a coalition of extreme racism and religious bigotry’.
“One Umno-led government is bad enough. To have a pact of Umno- PAS, it’s making the country even worse.
“It’s the worst combination that anyone can imagine – beyond imagination,” he told reporters at DAP yesterday.
Chong, who is Bandar Kuching MP and Kota Sentosa assemblyman, also acknowledged that the Umno- PAS union is supported by Sarawak Barisan Nasional ( BN) coalition comprising PBB, SUPP, PDP and PRS. headquarters here
His remarks were made in response to the statement by Minister of Tourism, Arts, Culture, Youths and Sports Datuk Abdul Karim Rahman Hamzah, who welcomed the pact.
Additionally Chong pointed out that the leaders from SUPP, which had been very vocal against PAS in the past, did not say anything about the latest development.
“This only goes to show that SUPP alongside PRS, PDP and even PBB, have to go along with whatever decision and policy adopted by Umno.”
It is reported that Umno had given its president Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak the greenlight to negotiate with PAS leaders on the electoral pact.
Abdul Karim, in his comments made on Thursday, said he saw no issue in Umno combining with PAS in Peninsular Malaysia, which should make BN stronger in the 14th general election.
One Umno-led government is bad enough. To have a pact of Umno-PAS, it’s making the country even worse. It’s the worst combination that anyone can imagine – beyond imagination. Chong Chieng Jen, DAP Sarawak chairman