Tiada kompromi isu Islam, agenda Melayu – Zahid

UMNO dan Barisan Nasional (BN) sedia menghentikan kerjasama dengan mana-mana gabungan disertai jika martabat Islam dan perjuangan agenda Melayu cuba dirungkai atau dicairkan.

Presiden UMNO, Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi, berkata parti tidak pernah mengubah atau mencairkan matlamat penubuhannya untuk memartabat Islam serta menjamin kedudukan Melayu sejak menjadi sebahagian kerajaan.

“Resam politik, bila satu pihak mentadbir, tentu ada pihak yang akan sentiasa berusaha menggugat. Biarpun sudah dijelaskan, serangan kepada UMNO kerana berada dalam kerajaan terus didendangkan.

“Naratif Melayu dan Islam terancam sentiasa dimainkan. Mereka menanam kebencian, menyuntik kejelikan dan menebal kecurigaan.

“Kebenarannya, kita tidak pernah mengubah atau mencairkan matlamat penubuhan UMNO dek kerana kita menjadi sebahagian kerajaan,” katanya.

Beliau berkata demikian ketika menyampaikan Ucapan Dasar Presiden UMNO sempenan Perhimpunan Agung UMNO 2024 di Dewan Merdeka Pusat Dagangan Dunia (WTC) Kuala Lumpur, hari ini.

Ahmad Zahid meminta orang Melayu kembali kepada politik kesederhanaan dan tidak terikut atau terbuai dengan penceritaan muluk-muluk kononnya merekalah yang berjuang demi Melayu dan agama.

“Kita insaf, UMNO bukan maksum sifatnya. Ada salah dan ada silapnya. Ada lemah dan ada kurangnya. Insya-Allah, selagi mana kita ditakdirkan berkuasa, keindukan Islam dan Melayu tetap menjadi agenda utama demi kestabilan dan kerukunan negara,” katanya.

Sehubungan itu, beliau yang juga Timbalan Perdana Menteri berkata, bagi memperkukuhkan agenda perkongsian kuasa berindukan Melayu dan Islam, UMNO akan menjalankan usaha secara besar-besaran, menyatukan pertubuhan bukan kerajaan (NGO) Melayu sebagai satu gerakan.

“Gerakan ini saya namakan ‘Rumpun Melayu’ Melalui gerakan ini, kita akan bersama-sama pertubuhan yang memiliki semangat mempertahankan perkongsian kuasa.

“Kita mahu gerakan ini menjadi wadah untuk memastikan agenda Melayu dan Islam menjadi teras dalam apa juga bentuk kerjasama yang hendak dijalinkan,” katanya.

Beliau berkata, orang Melayu perlu sedar, pihak yang hanya tahu memainkan sentimen dan emosi bukannya bertujuan memperkukuhkan kedudukan Melayu dan Islam.

“Ia hanya sandiwara politik yang mengkhayalkan. Saya ingin menyeru seluruh umat Melayu, jangan terpedaya atau terpesona dengan lisan mereka yang fasih memainkan kata-kata.

“Kesannya besar kepada kestabilan dan keharmonian negara. Mengurus dan mentadbir negara bukan satu uji kaji,” katanya.

 

No compromise on Islam, Malay agenda – Zahid

AWARE that its position in the unity government is constantly questioned, Umno has reiterated its pledge to cease political cooperation, should Islam and its struggle for the Malay agenda be compromised, says Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi.

The Umno president said that despite assurances being made time and again, certain parties continued to harp on this.

“They play on the narrative that the position of the Malays and Islam are under threat.

“They sow the seeds of hatred and disgust against Umno.

“The fact is, we have never altered our stand on these issues just to be part of a government,” he said this in his policy address at the opening of the Umno general assembly on Friday (Aug 23).

While many have questioned Umno’s decision to be in the unity government, Ahmad Zahid pointed out that this was not the first time that the party had been in this situation.

Umno had adopted a power-sharing model with MCA and MIC after the general election in 1955, he added.

He stated that any power-sharing agreement with Umno must ensure that all parties acknowledge and accept its stand on Malay interests and Islam.

Ahmad Zahid said this was also relayed to Gerakan and People’s Progressive Party (PPP), which had demanded equality when they were part of the Barisan Nasional coalition.

“The same stand was also made clear to DAP when we entered into the power-sharing agreement two years ago.

“This will continue to be our stand for any political cooperation in the future. There will be no compromise to any attempts to weaken Islam and the Malay agenda,” he added.

The Umno president also hit out at Bersatu and PAS, accusing them of the ones that “sold out” the principles of defending the Malays and Islam when they were in power.

He cited the example where when Bersatu was in the government, there were attempts for Malaysia to ratify the International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (Icerd) which Umno was against.

On PAS, Ahmad Zahid questioned what they have done to further the agenda on Islam when they were in power, pointing out that the Islamist party had gone silent on the amendment to Syariah Courts (Criminal Jurisdiction) Act (Act 355) and that hudud no longer became their main agenda.

 

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