PAS’ criticism of Western concerts in Malaysia is a distraction from its incompetence as a government and its failure to deal with real issues affecting Malaysians, Bandar Kuching MP Kelvin Yii said.

In response to the party’s youth chief Ahmad Fadhli Shaari’s warning against foreign concerts, which he said “would only invite the wrath of Allah”, Yii said the statement showed the Islamist party was  bankrupt of ideas.

“While Malaysians are grappling with a surge in the cost of living and a gloomy economy, all PAS seems to care about is being the moral police and often trying to interfere with the rights of other Malaysians that are protected under the Federal Constitution.

“PAS should acknowledge and respect that Malaysians are able to think and evaluate any form of entertainment for themselves, and that the fate of the country lies in good governance and policies rather than the number of concerts that we have,” the DAP youth chief said in a statement today.

He noted that the party had no resolution to offer to address the “real anger” of Malaysians at blatant corruption, bad governance, inequality, discrimination, oppressive laws, and even threats of harm against themselves, including members of the judiciary.

The DAP lawmaker said PAS had chosen to stay silent on issues of good governance and policies while offering “divisive rhetoric” to create animosity in a multicultural society.

Yii said the Islamist party’s silence with regard to its partners in government who are involved in grand corruption and kleptocracy is deafening.

“This is why there should not be a place for PAS in positions of power in our country where they can influence and formulate national policies that affect us all, including our children,” he said.

Ahmad, who is the Pasir Mas MP, took to Facebook to slam the concert of American singer-songwriter Billie Eilish at the Stadium Bukit Jalil on Thursday night, calling on all Muslims to oppose such events. – August 20, 2022.