Saya ingin mengajak pembaca melihat dengan teliti bagaimana rencana NST di bawahi ni ditajukkan sedemikian rupa seolah-olah PAS bersetuju dengan isu 'Perpaduan Melayu' sedangkan yang disetujui ialah 'Perpaduan Seluruh Rakyat' dalam negara. Dan Parlimen itulah tempatnya, bukan hotel mewah atau dewan yang senang dikunci pintunya.

Tektik menggunakan tajuk untuk memesong minda sudah lama digunakan. Penumpuan secara mendadak kearah teknik ini sejak akhir-akhir ini jelas menunjukkan Umno sudah terkapai-kapai lemas dalam isu yang sengaja ditiup oleh pemimpin mereka. Sepatutnya isu perpaduan rakyat itu tidak timbul sama sekali jika Parlimen memainkan peranannya. Malangnya speaker asyik menolak semua usul yang berkaitan dengannya. Akhirnya akhbar perdana memesong segala fakta untuk memberikan kemenangan percuma kepada pihak yang sudah lama mengimpikannya.

Pas agrees to join Malay unity talks

By Jeffri Razali, V. Shankar and Patvinder Singh

KUALA LUMPUR, Sat. _ The Pas central committee today agreed to an Umno-initiated tripartite talks with Umno and Parti Keadilan Nasional.

In a meeting at its headquarters in Taman Melewar this morning, the committee felt that the proposed talks should be held at the delegates' level, and not merely at the presidential level.

Pas president Datuk Fadzil Noor told reporters of the committee's decision at the party's Hari Raya Aidilfitri open house at its headquarters.

The party's committee meeting arose from Umno's proposal that the presidents of the three parties should hold a "Malay unity" dialogue.

The Umno management and disciplinary committee, chaired by the party's deputy president, Datuk Seri Abdullah Ahmad Badawi, made the proposal on Wednesday.

Fadzil said the committee, while agreeing to the proposed talks, felt the scope of the dialogue should be widened to cover national unity, not just Malay unity.

Asked if Pas would seek the inclusion of MCA and MIC in the talks, Fadzil said the party did not plan that at the moment.

He said Keadilan had yet to formally decide on the matter, but Dr Wan Azizah had indicated her agreement to the talks.

Fadzil said the party would send its top leaders to the meeting, and hoped Umno and Keadilan would do likewise.

On the venue, Fadzil said: "We will discuss the place and time for the meeting later, but Pas is suggesting that it be held at Parliament House and not at the Putra World Trade Centre or Putrajaya.

"This is because the Parliament building is a symbol of unity in the country."

Fadzil also confirmed he had received a letter on the proposed talks from Prime Minister and Umno president Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad a few days ago.

Meanwhile, Keadilan's supreme council is scheduled to meet on Monday to discuss the proposed Malay unity talks.