Husam: MPs may file no-confidence motion against PM

The Star

KOTA BARU: PAS vice-president Datuk Husam Musa has raised the prospect that some MPs would file a no-confidence motion against Prime Minister Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi when Parliament commences.

Husam said many MPs were unhappy with what was going on in the Government, especially after Barisan Nasional suffered stunning losses in the recent 12th general election.

He said such a prospect was possible especially when it was widely perceived that the country’s leadership was weak.

This was why the party was pressing for a leadership change in the country, said Husam, a state executive councillor.

Speaking at a mammoth ceramah held at the state PAS religious centre here, Husam said PAS was ready to capitalise on its new political gains, in the context that many Chinese and Indians now supported the Islamist party.

This was evident in Kedah, Perak and Selangor, he said, adding that the Indians even marched in Perak to demand that the new Mentri Besar be from PAS.

After an idea mooted 20 years ago by spiritual leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat that the party should break the backbone of Umno by winning over non-Muslims, Husam said PAS would now ensure such support, which was previously difficult to attain, continued to be cherished.

“We will win over the non-Muslims with our motto that Islam is for all.

“Although they may not subscribe to our ideology, we are convinced that we will win their support, as we are all fighting for the same principles, such as anti-corruption and justice,” he said.

Due to the inroads made in west coast states, Husam expected the new state religious council president for Penang to come from PAS.

Husam also said that PAS could win over Terengganu if the current constitutional impasse dragged on until the state was forced to hold another round of state elections next month.