'Is Allah deal a solution with no solution?'
Published: Jan 24, 2014 2:21 PM | Updated: Jan 24, 2014 4:52 PM
DAP has slammed the government for claiming that it stands by its 10-point solution on the Malay Bible issue and passing the buck for its failure to Selangor.
DAP has slammed the government for claiming that it stands by its 10-point solution on the Malay Bible issue and passing the buck for its failure to Selangor.
"A cabinet solution must not become 'a solution without solution' to the problem.
"Since the cabinet has decided to stand by the 10-point solution, then it must do what is necessary to ensure that it is an effective, workable and enforceable solution," DAP national vice-chairperson Teresa Kok said in a statement today.
She was referring to Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin's claim yesterday that the cabinet stands by its solution and that the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) raid on the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) on Jan 2 is a matter for the state to solve.
While the solution signed in 2011 authorises BSM to supply the Malay bibles, Jais justified its raid based on an earlier state law banning the use of the word 'Allah' by non-Muslims.
The state Islamic authority Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) also complicated the matter by claiming that Jais reports to the sultan and is not bound by the state.
"Is the federal government now officially saying that the 10-point solution is not enforceable in most states and state authorities can violate the solution?
"It is not enough or acceptable for the federal government to say that it stands by the 10-point solution, yet does nothing to ensure compliance and enforceability in all states," asked the Seputeh MP.
She pointed out even the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) set up by the government had condemned Jais' action as totally disregarding the cabinet's 10-point solution.
Yet, she said, the government is remaining mum on the matter other than to say it stood by the 10-point solution.
"Why can’t the cabinet at the very least call on religious authorities to respect the solution?" she said.
Kok urged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak not to allow the solution to become "the butt of a joke" and to do what is necessary to ensure that it is enforceable and workable.
"A cabinet solution must not become 'a solution without solution' to the problem."Since the cabinet has decided to stand by the 10-point solution, then it must do what is necessary to ensure that it is an effective, workable and enforceable solution," DAP national vice-chairperson Teresa Kok said in a statement today.
She was referring to Youth and Sports Minister Khairy Jamaluddin's claim yesterday that the cabinet stands by its solution and that the Selangor Islamic Affairs Department (Jais) raid on the Bible Society of Malaysia (BSM) on Jan 2 is a matter for the state to solve.
While the solution signed in 2011 authorises BSM to supply the Malay bibles, Jais justified its raid based on an earlier state law banning the use of the word 'Allah' by non-Muslims.
The state Islamic authority Selangor Islamic Religious Council (Mais) also complicated the matter by claiming that Jais reports to the sultan and is not bound by the state.
"Is the federal government now officially saying that the 10-point solution is not enforceable in most states and state authorities can violate the solution?"It is not enough or acceptable for the federal government to say that it stands by the 10-point solution, yet does nothing to ensure compliance and enforceability in all states," asked the Seputeh MP.
She pointed out even the National Unity Consultative Council (NUCC) set up by the government had condemned Jais' action as totally disregarding the cabinet's 10-point solution.
Yet, she said, the government is remaining mum on the matter other than to say it stood by the 10-point solution.
"Why can’t the cabinet at the very least call on religious authorities to respect the solution?" she said.
Kok urged Prime Minister Najib Abdul Razak not to allow the solution to become "the butt of a joke" and to do what is necessary to ensure that it is enforceable and workable.
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