PAS finally accepts proposal for national consensus

PAS said that it welcomed a proposal by Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib Tun Razak recently to promote national reconciliation and consensus in the country.

In a statement by the party on Saturday, its president Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang said the decision to accept the ‘national consensus’ was made after discussions among the party’s central leadership to study the various aspects of the proposal.

“PAS welcomes and views the proposal as an effort to resolve the crisis in our country,” he said.

“We support any effort that is aimed at promoting national harmony, which PAS has also advocated through various committee and national negotiation councils,” Abdul Hadi added, noting that the consensus is in line with his call for a ‘muzakarah’ (talks) made during the closing speech of the 59th annual PAS Muktamar.

“We hope that the government will state the terms and processes in the ‘national consensus’ in order to move forward (with this proposal),” he said.

In January, Najib’s cabinet agreed to formulate a national reconciliation plan based on the four key thrusts of social, political, government and international relations.

The plan is aimed to developing and promoting an environment that would be conducive to and promote national reconciliation through unity and consensus.