‘Penang CM gave tacit support for hudud’

Independent candidate for the Bukit Gelugor by-election Mohamed Nabi Bux claims Lim secretly made it known to the PAS leadership

GEORGE TOWN: Bukit Gelugor independent candidate Mohamed Nabi Bux Mohamed Abdul Sathar alleged today that DAP secretary-general Lim Guan Eng tacitly supported the implementation of hudud in Kelantan.

Claiming that he had received the information from reliable PAS sources, Nabi Bux alleged that Lim had secretly made the pledge to the PAS leadership, and that he had never rejected it.

Thus, he questioned why Lim rejected the implementation of hudud in Penang when he supported it in the east-coast state of Kelantan.

“I’m certain that Lim would eventually support the implementation of hudud in the country,” said Nabi Bux after a morning walkabout in the constituency here.

Nabi Bux allegation is shocking given Lim’s open declaration that the DAP would never support implementation of hudud in the country.

Lim had promised that his Pakatan Rakyat state government would never allow the Islamist criminal law to be implemented in Penang.

Lim has also vehemently objected to PAS’ plan to table a hudud parliamentary bill to implement the law in Kelantan. But Nabi Bux claimed that Lim was using the anti-hudud sentiments to fish for votes.

‘Ramkarpal has no say in DAP’

Pix 1Nabi Bux alleged that Lim and DAP publicly put on a show as if they were against hudud when in fact they were secretly supporting it, playing a political game.

“As a PAS member, I know Guan Eng has never opposed implementation of hudud, But he does not declare it openly. He is using it to gain support from PAS and the people,” alleged Nabi Bux.

Nabi Bux, 63, faces DAP’s Ramkarpal Singh Deo, Parti Cinta Malaysia (PCM) vice-president Huan Cheng Guan and another independent, Abu Backer Sidek Mohamad Zan, 46, in the fight for Bukit Gelugor parliamentary constituency.

The federal seat fell vacant after incumbent MP and Ramkarpal’s father Karpal Singh was killed in a highway accident near Kampar, Perak on April 17.

According to Election Commission latest data, Bukit Gelugor has 82,431 voters comprising 61,267 or 74.33% Chinese, 11,913 or 14.46% Malays, 8,848 or 10.73% Indians and 403 or 0.49% others.
Pix 7The late Karpal polled 55,839 votes to score a massive majority victory of 41,778 votes against Barisan Nasional candidate Teh Beng Yeam, who could just garner 14,061 votes, in the 2013 general election.

Polling day is on Sunday May 25.

Nabi Bux also fired broadside at favourite Ramkarpal, claiming that the DAP candidate would not have much say or standing in the party, unlike his late father, even if he was elected as MP next week,.

“Lim’s stand on hudud is far more important as he is DAP secretary general. Ramkarpal is just an ordinary member so his stand does not count. He just joined the DAP. He has no standing in the party,” claimed Nabi Bux.

FMT