Tuesday, August 24, 2010

I am not alone against Islamic state, says Karpal


KUALA LUMPUR: National DAP chairman, Karpal Singh, today refuted Kelantan Menteri Besar Nik Aziz Nik Mat's allegation that he is alone in his stand against hudud law and Islamic state proposed by PAS.

Karpal said DAP adviser Lim Kit Siang had also stated his stand that Malaysia was a secular state, and the introduction of hudud law in the country and the setting up of an Islamic state was not Pakatan Rakyat's policies.

"This statement nails the assertion by Nik Aziz that I was the lone voice in the DAP opposing hudud and Islamic state," he said in a statement, here today.

Karpal was commenting on a statement made by Nik Aziz two days ago that he was alone in the moves against PAS' hudud law and Islamic state.

In welcoming the statement made by PKR communications director Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad that the implemention of hudud was not feasible, he said: "PAS should accept that turning Malaysia into an Islamic state is an exercise in futility and beyond fulfilment."

"It runs counter to the provision of the Federal Constitution," he said, adding that he hoped that PAS would reconsider its position on hudud law and Islamic state.

- Bernama

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