The Islamist party’s secretary-general, however, said the problem is the fact that the PAS-splinter party is insisting on contesting in the general election.
“You can’t expect PAS to give up the seats that are traditionally ours.
“We will not contest in seats that traditionally belong to PKR or DAP, just like in Teluk Intan during the by-election.”
In the 2014 polls, DAP named Dyana Sofya Mohd Daud as its candidate.
Takiyuddin was commenting on Amanah Communications Director Khalid Samad’s statement that straight fights in the impending GE cannot be realised as long as PAS does not perceive the ruling coalition as its enemy.
Khalid also claimed that PAS would have no problems if the BN retained Putrajaya.
Takiyuddin rubbished such claims, stressing that BN was still PAS’ enemy even though it is sitting out the upcoming Bersih 5 rally which, among others, aims to call for Prime Minister Naijib Razak’s resignation.
This, he said, could be proven by the fact that the party fielded a candidate in the Sungai Besar and Kuala Kangsar by-elections earlier this year.
“The ruling government, and Umno, is the main enemy. Otherwise, why would it remain in the Opposition as we could be rubbing shoulders with Umno,” he said, adding that, with the exception in 1974, PAS never joined the government.
PAS was part of the BN coalition for a short spell from 1974 to 1978.
On a separate matter, the Kota Bharu Member of Parliament also said there was no need for PAS to discuss with DAP’s Lim Guan Eng over its decision to sit out the Nov 19 rally.
Neither can Lim instruct PAS to take part in the rally.
“He is not the spokesperson for Bersih 2.0; Maria Chin Abdullah is.
“We have already decided on the matter,” he said when asked to comment on Lim’s plea for organisations that once supported the electoral reform group, but have since withdrawn their support, to return to the fold.
Takiyuddin had previously said the party would not participate in the rally as Bersih currently had other objectives which were not in line with PAS’ stand.