MIC president S Subramaniam has yesterday joined the chorus of BN component party ministers and deputy ministers who have said that they are prepared to quit their government posts if hudud law is implemented.
It looks like it is a season for these BN ministers and deputy ministers to talk and play tough when time has shown that they have never been consistent on the issue of hudud law.
What did they say or do when UMNO minister Jamil Khir had challenged PAS in Parliament to table the hudud law?
I do not think Hadi Awang’s private member bill will actually go through the Parliament at all if MIC and other BN component parties dare to fight courageously against the move by UMNO in giving priority to the motion.
The motion can still be stopped and I don’t have to teach these BN ministers what to do.
There are many questions that the public want to know about Hadi Awang’s private member motion being prioritized Subramanim, MCA president Datuk Liow Tiong Lai and Gerakan president Datuk Mah Siew Kiong must provide answers to these questions rather than trying to shout and behave like champions.
The first question they have to explain is why was the Bill given priority? Who made the decision to allow it?
Secondly, why did not MIC, MCA and Gerakan oppose the move or were they not informed at all about the move?
Thirdly, is it true that the issue of whether to priortise the motion was never discussed before in the Cabinet?
It is quite hard for the public to believe that a decision about such an important issue was not discussed in the Cabinet or could be made without the involvement of MIC, MCA and Gerakan ministers.
However, whether the Cabinet ‘s decision was violated or the move to give priority was done without the prior knowledge of MIC, MCA and Gerakan , it shows the lack of respect for MIC, MCA and Gerakan and remaining in the BN coalition is meaningless.
Hence, if hudud law is implemented, it is not sufficient for MIC, MCA and Gerakan ministers and deputy ministers to resign their government posts, these parties must have the backbones to courageously leave the BN coalition.