KUALA LUMPUR: Bersatu information chief Datuk Tun Faisal Ismail Aziz has challenged Pas to prove that it had complied with Perikatan Nasional’s (PN) constitution and respected the rights of its component parties before taking disciplinary action against Bersatu.
He said PN chairman Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Samsuri Mokhtar and secretary-general Datuk Seri Takiyuddin Hassan should first establish whether Pas had itself breached the coalition’s constitution.
In a Facebook post, Tun Faisal said Pas must account for its treatment of Bersatu, its compliance with decisions made by the PN Supreme Council and any negotiations with external parties conducted without the council’s knowledge or approval.
He also questioned whether Pas president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang had acted against decisions made by the council.
Tun Faisal was responding to Samsuri, who said PN would decide on any disciplinary action against Bersatu only after the Melaka election.
Samsuri, who is Terengganu Menteri Besar, said PN had received several complaints from component parties alleging that Bersatu had breached the coalition’s constitution and code of conduct. The complaints would be discussed at a Supreme Council meeting.
On the Registrar of Societies’ (RoS) decision to cancel PN’s registration, Tun Faisal said the coalition had failed to demonstrate that it had not committed any wrongdoing or explain why its registration should be retained.
He also demanded that Pas clarify when it had negotiated an agreement with Umno and Barisan Nasional over the Melaka election, and whether the talks had been authorised by the PN Supreme Council.
He questioned whether Pas, in its capacity as PN chairman and administrator, had again acted in breach of the coalition’s constitution.
“Is the party that violated the PN constitution, oppressed and denied the rights of a component party now seeking to take action against the party that has complied with the constitution and regulations?” he said.