BUTTERWORTH: Penang PAS criticised the state government on Tuesday for its “unreasonable interference” in the administration of Islamic affairs as well as appointments to state agencies and Village Development and Security Committees.
State deputy commissioner Muhammad Fauzi Yusoff said PAS would pull its representatives from state government posts if the ‘interference’ did not stop.
“We will pull out our representatives from state government and municipal council posts if the party is not given appropriate roles and positions in the state government,” he said at a press conference here.
Muhammad Fauzi said state PAS commissioner Datuk Mohd Salleh Man, who is also Penang Islamic Religious Council president, must be given full authority to appoint council members.
“He must also have the freedom to appoint anyone to helm posts in agencies and companies under the purview of the council.
“We understand that there have been unnecessary interference from state exco members on this issue,” he said.
Muhammad Fauzi said the party has only two representatives each in the Penang Municipal Council and Seberang Prai Municipal Council.
“We want this to be increased to four in each council,” he said.
He said the party also wants its representatives to be appointed directors of state government-owned companies.
“We have submitted our requests to the state government and the state executive councillor concerned but there has been no response,” he said.
He said PAS should be given the full authority to pick
Village Development and Security committees in the constituencies that it had contested.
In the last general election, the party contested in six state seats and two parliamentary seats in Penang but it won only the Permatang Pasir state seat.
“Although we only won one seat in Penang, the party should not be sidelined by the state government,” he said.
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