An Umno Youth exco member has lashed out at BN leaders who
threatened to resign over the Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction)
(Amendment) Bill 2016.
Claiming that these leaders failed to understand the issue,
Armand Azha Abu Hanifah said they might as well quit their positions.
"What is the problem of certain party presidents in BN
with the bill to the extent they are threatening to resign? If they want to
resign, then just resign," he told Astro Awani.
Armand also reminded these leaders that the Federal
Constitution clearly stated that Islam is the federal religion.
"Perhaps they have forgotten that they have undertaken
the oath to protect the constitution," he said.
MCA president and Transport Minister Liow Tiong Lai, Gerakan
president and Minister in the Prime Minister's Department Mah Siew Keong as
well as MIC president and Health Minister Dr S Subramaniam have threatened to
resign their cabinet posts if the bill is passed.
The Private Member's Bill by PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang
was fast-tracked by the government last Thursday, on the final day of the Dewan
Rakyat sitting for the May session.
This sparked off claims of Umno colluding with PAS.
However, the debate was postponed on Hadi's request for MPs
to be given more time to prepare.
Meanwhile, Umno information chief Annuar Musa was reported
as describing the resignation threat by the presidents of the component parties
as inappropriate.
Source -MKini-
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