MARANG: Immoral. That is how Pas described the actions of several Umno leaders, who refuse to work with the party in the Johor polls, despite their previous collaboration to form the Muafakat Nasional (MN) charter.
Pas president Tan Sri Abdul Hadi Awang said the party had saved Umno in the past after the latter suffered a huge defeat in the 14th General Election (GE14).
However, he said Umno seems to want to leave their previous political cooperation.
"This is the political scenario that we have to understand, and we continue to fight. However, we are not teaching a duck to swim, but we saved the duck which suffered a broken leg.
"There were some people who 'broke their leg' during GE14, and we had saved them. Unfortunately, after its 'legs' were healed, it now wants to leave us.
"This is immoral. This strategy is not right (to conduct a state election). This is not a good strategy. It was done by (certain quarters)," Hadi told reporters after delivering his weekly sermon at Masjid Rusila here today.
The Marang member of parliament also said that Pas wants to continue with MN and Perikatan Nasional (PN) to unite the ummah.
"This unity is not only among Pas and Umno, but should also involve Bersatu; and there was even a signed letter of Pas president and Umno president welcoming Bersatu.
"The letter is there and we already agreed to include them (Bersatu). We established MN for the sake of our multiracial society.
"We know the ones who did this are in the court cluster, those who lost the GE14, who do not have any position," he said.
However, he said that not all Umno leaders were against cooperation with Pas.
He urged those who disagreed with the charter to stop making the situation worse.
"In court, we cannot assume one is guilty as those who are charged are not necessarily guilty.
"If we have morals, fight in court. Do not trouble the people. They are making life difficult for the people with this (state) election, to save themselves rather than fight in court if they are in the right."
Hadi said these so-called leaders from the 'court cluster' should just wait until the next general election, and have some patience.