Wanita Gerakan secretary-general Jayanthi Devi Balaguru regrets PAS Youth’s call to the government to use Islamic laws to counter social problems, especially baby dumping cases, saying there are better ways to deal with this social problem.

Jayanthi said such a call only showed that PAS was firm on going ahead with its Islamic state policy.

Jayanthi pointed out that PAS secretary-general Datuk Mustafa Ali had reiterated that PAS would stick to its agenda to implement the Hudud law and set up an Islamic state in Malaysia.

“The people should be aware that PAS will introduce the Hudud laws if it comes to power. It is equally important that the people must fully understand the implications and consequences,” said Jayanthi in a statement.

Yesterday, PAS Youth said it would launch a Nikah Gantong (suspension of marriage) campaign for Muslim couples aged 18 and above, if they did not have the financial means to bear or support a baby. PAS Youth believed this would help to reduce cases of baby dumping.

On Sunday, PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan urged the government to control some celebrations such as Valentine Day and New Year’s Day, saying they were among the main causes baby dumping in the country.

Jayanthi said when a law was too strict coupled with harsher penalty it may not necessarily address the problem and instead have adverse effects.

She urged PAS’s other allies in Pakatan Rakyat, namely DAP and PKR, to come out to tell the people whether they supported the call by PAS Youth to use Islamic law to deal with baby dumping cases and PAS’s intention to set up an Islamic state in Malaysia.