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Lebih 50,000 banjiri Himpunan Hijau ke Putrajaya

Seolah-olah seperti mahu menandingi kehadiran besar di majlis ulangtahun ke-66 Umno di Bukit Jalil Stadium baru-baru ini, PAS berjaya menarik lebih 50,000 penyokongnya yang membanjiri perhimpunan parti itu malam tadi yang dikenali sebagai 'Himpunan Hijau ke Putrajaya'.

Semangat di kalangan hadirin begitu tinggi sekali seolah-olah Pakatan Rakyat baru sahaja memenangi pilihan raya umum ke-13, yang dijangka dipanggil pada bulan Jun atau tahun depan.

Gema laungan 'Takbir' berkemundang ke udara ketika para penyokong masuk membanjiri padang perhimpunan tersebut, manakala yang lainnya berpusu-pusu di luar Stadium yang hanya mampu menampung sehingga 35,000 orang.

Bermula dari jam 9 malam, Stadium Darul Aman dibanjiri lautan hijau apabila sebahagian besar hadirin memakai kemeja-T, Baju Melayu atau baju kurung warna tersebut sebagai tanda sokongan kepada perjuangan kumpulan alam sekitar, Himpunan Hijau.

Mereka mengibarkan bendera parti tanpa henti-henti, melaung dan bertepuk gemuruh setiap kali penceramah membuat kenyataan yang menarik.

Antara penceramahnya ialah Mursyidul Am PAS Datuk Nik Aziz Nik Mat, Presiden PAS Datuk Seri Abdul Hadi Awang, Timbalan Presiden PAS Mohamed Sabu, Naib Presiden Datuk Mahfuz Omar, dan Pesuruhjaya PAS Negeri yang juga Menteri Besar Kedah, Datuk Seri Azizan Abdul Razak.

PAS ikrar komitmen ke Putrajaya

Kemuncak acara tersebut ialah kemasukan beberapa personaliti terkemuka menyertai PAS - dua orang selebriti, enam pemain bola sepak, termasuk beberapa pemain kebangsaan, dan seorang profesor - Nik Mohd Zain Nik Yusuf.

Artis wanita, Wan Aishah Wan Ariffin, menitiskan air mata ketika menyampaikan ucapan penuh emosi apabila memberitahu hadirin bahawa dia baru sahaja menyertai parti Islam itu.

"Tetapi jangan lupakan kami apabila tiba di Putrajaya," katanya.

Tetapi kemuncak pada malam tadi mestilah kemunculan Pengerusi Bersama BERSIH dan Sasterawan Negara, Datuk A Samad Said di majlis itu, di mana hadirin begitu teruja dengan deklamasi puisi untuk pemuda yang menurutnya akan akan memimpin jalan ke Putrajaya.

Ia diikuti dengan ikrar oleh ahli PAS untuk terus kukuh dan teguh dalam perjuangan mereka. Ikrar tersebut dibacakan oleh Setiausaha Agung parti itu, Datuk Mustafa Ali.

'PAS tidak sendirian ke Putrajaya'

Sementara itu, kehadirin pada malam tadi adalah dua kali ganda daripada sebelah pagi dan petang tadi apabila PAS mengadakan sesi berasingan dengan penyokongnya - pada waktu pagi di ibupejabat parti itu di Kota Sarang Semut, dan pada waktu petang di stadium yang sama dengan Pemuda PAS.

Ribuan anggota Pemuda hadir pada kira-kira jam 4 petang walaupun dalam keadaan menempuh hujan lebat dan ribut petir untuk mendengar ucapan pemimpin mereka termasuk Ketua Dewan Pemuda PAS, Nasharuddin Tantawi.

Apabila masuk waktu Asar, orang ramai bersolat di atas padang walaupun hujan.

Kemudian parti itu melancarkan maskot - animasi dua watak yang bernama 'Hadi dan Huda'- sebagai simbol Muslim yang baik.

Mengenai tema perhimpunan itu - Himpunan Hijau ke Putrajaya - Mahfuz selaku ketua jawatankuasa penganjurnya, memberitahu sidang akhbar di akhir acara itu bahawa ia tidak bermakna PAS menuju ke pusat pentadbiran negara itu secara sendirian.

Menurutnya, rakan-rakan gabungan perlu bekerjasama dan PAS akan menyumbang dalam apa cara yang boleh untuk mencapai matlamat bersama itu. -mk

PAS leads the way to peaceful rally

ALOR SETAR: The massive crowd which gathered at the PAS “hijau” (green) rally here last night demonstrates that Malaysians can gather peacefully in large numbers if they are not provoked by certain quarters, says a party leader.

News reports indicated anywhere between 50,000 and 150,000 descended onto the tiny capital of the “Rice Bowl State” to attend the mammoth “hijau” rally, which is believed to be the last major party gathering ahead of the impending general election.

The crowd invasion sparked angry responses from Barisan Nasional, with Kedah Gerakan Youth head Tan Keng Liang posting several tweets on his micro-blogging account to complain about the huge traffic congestion, made worst since it was the school holidays.

The congestion stretched up to the Penang Bridge and several of PAS supporters on the island cancelled their trip to the rally at the Darul Aman Stadium here.

Former PAS secretary-general Kamaruddin Jaafar said the large crowd, who assembled peacefully, shows that Malaysians can enjoy huge rallies without resorting to violence.

It also reflects PAS’ style and organising ability to hold a large crowd together, he said.

In a veiled rebuttal of claims that Pakatan Rakyat had hijacked the Bersih 3.0 rally two months ago and caused it to turn violent, Kamaruddin said the hijau rally shows that PAS cherishes peaceful gatherings.

He also dismissed the allegation that the party’s security division – Unit Amal – was involved in the alleged violent conduct during Bersih 3.0.

“Their role is to maintain crowd order and to ensure the safety of the people. What happened on that fateful day [April 28] was that some protesters could have been provoked.

“If it is proven that Unit Amal members were involved, it is likely to be only a handful. We are a disciplined party,” he said.

Political tactic

Kamaruddin described the “hijau” programme and rally as a success and that it had met the party’s objective in raising morale ahead of a most decisive election in the country’s history.

Earlier, PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang told the delegates at the state PAS complex in Kota Sarang Semut that the party must defend all of the seats it won in the last election.

This would hold the party in good stead to deal with the political impact after the electoral outcome of the next election, he said.

He also dismissed the proposed “muzakarah” (goodwill talks) between Umno and his party as just a political tactic used by the former.

Abdul Hadi said that Umno is mooting such a proposal because it wants to distract people from the fact that its support has eroded tremendously since 2004.

“What a better way to distract an enemy than with a peace offering?”

Abdul Hadi, however, agreed that PAS would continue to hold dialogues with Islamic-based NGOs, but not with political parties.

He also remained steadfast over PAS commitment to Pakatan Rakyat, saying the informal alliance of three opposition parties have agreed in principle that their prime minister would be a Malay-Muslim.

Meanwhile, PAS Supporters Club Congress chairman Hu Phang Chaw disclosed that the movement would be allocated four state and one parliamentary seats to contest in the next election.

This clearly shows that PAS does advocate a multi-racial concept, Hu said. -FMT

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