NewzPAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man (right) disagreed with former Umno Supreme Council member Puad Zarkashi's claim the Islamic party is inconsistent in its stance on holding early elections.PETALING JAYA: The Terengganu state election and the 16th general election (GE16) are different matters, says PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man in response to a claim by former Umno leader Puad Zarkashi that the party has been inconsistent in its stance on holding early elections.Tuan Ibrahim said his support for an earlier GE16 did not mean the party had to agree with the proposal to hold the Terengganu election earlier as well.“A general election is not the same as a state election," he told FMT when commenting on Puad’s statement that PAS’s use of cost as a reason for rejecting early Terengganu polls reinforced the view the party was not sincere in cooperating ahead of GE16.Puad, a former Umno Supreme Council member, had also questioned Tuan Ibrahim’s stance, saying the PAS leader had previously supported bringing forward GE16 but, at the same time, rejected the proposal to dissolve the Terengganu state assembly earlier.Last week, Umno deputy president Mohamad Hasan urged the PAS-led Terengganu government to dissolve the state assembly and hold a snap election to prove the Islamic party’s sincerity about Malay unity.He said if Umno and PAS could agree on a formula for seat allocations in Terengganu, a similar approach could be adopted for GE16.However, Tuan Ibrahim shot down Mohamad’s call, saying it would burden voters and incur unnecessary costs.In the August 2023 Terengganu election, Umno failed to win any of the 32 state seats it contested.The party also lost all eight parliamentary seats in the state in the 15th general election in 2022. Puad Zarkashi sebelum ini persoal pendirian Tuan Ibrahim Man yang menolak cadangan supaya DUN Terengganu dibubarkan lebih awal.PETALING JAYA: PRN Terengganu dan PRU16 adalah dua perkara berbeza, kata Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man ketika menjawab dakwaan Puad Zarkashi bahawa PAS tidak konsisten dalam pendiriannya mengenai pilihan raya awal.Timbalan presiden PAS itu berkata pendiriannya menyokong PRU16 diawalkan tidak bermakna parti itu perlu bersetuju dengan cadangan supaya PRN Terengganu turut diadakan lebih awal.“PRU bukan PRN. Sepatutnya beliau desak Umno di Perak, Pahang dan Selangor keluar atau tendang Pakatan Harapan (PH) dari kerajaan negeri,” katanya kepada FMT.Beliau mengulas kenyataan Puad yang mendakwa alasan kos digunakan PAS untuk menolak PRN Terengganu menguatkan pandangan bahawa parti itu tidak ikhlas menawarkan kerjasama politik menjelang PRU16.Bekas ahli Majlis Kerja Tertinggi (MKT) Umno itu turut mempersoalkan pendirian Tuan Ibrahim yang sebelum ini menyokong PRU16 diawalkan, tetapi pada masa sama menolak cadangan supaya DUN Terengganu dibubarkan lebih awal.Tuan Ibrahim sebelum ini berkata tiada keperluan mengadakan PRN Terengganu kerana pentadbiran negeri itu stabil dan pembubaran DUN hanya akan membebankan rakyat dengan kos serta tekanan politik yang tidak mendesak.Cadangan PRN Terengganu dikemukakan Timbalan Presiden Umno Mohamad Hasan sebagai langkah menguji keikhlasan PAS dalam usaha penyatuan Melayu serta membuktikan komitmen kedua-dua parti terhadap kerjasama politik.Mohamad berkata sekiranya formula itu berjaya, ia boleh dijadikan model kerjasama PAS-Umno menghadapi PRU16.Pada PRN Terengganu lalu, Umno gagal memenangi sebarang kerusi daripada 32 DUN dipertandingkan.Parti itu turut tewas di semua lapan kerusi Parlimen di negeri berkenaan pada PRU15.
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