Parti Pribumi Bersatu Malaysia has offered to help bridge PAS' relationship with both DAP and Amanah in its effort to unite the opposition parties to face BN in the next general election.

However, the proposal, which was made at the 'Mega Ceramah Rakyat' held by Selangor PAS, did not bode well with PAS deputy president Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Mat.

Tuan Ibrahim immediately turned down the offer, citing that the Islamic party would have no relationship with DAP and Amanah.

"For PAS, we have ties with PKR. But the discussion with Bersatu still on," Tuan Ibrahim (photo) said when approached by the media after the ceramah.

The PAS number two said other parties should instead agree to the condition from PAS that they would not contest in the 70 seats of PAS, before these opposition parties can arrive at any consensus and cooperation.

"This is a compulsory condition. Everytime we contested, we sacrificed our seats (by allowing another party to field its candidates). Enough is enough. No compromise (this time)," he said.

Muhyiddin, who had engaged in a weeks-long negotiations with PAS president Abdul Hadi Awang and Tuan Ibrahim, had again tried to persuade the Islamic party to join the opposition's bandwagon.

He warned that history had proved that PAS stood at the losing end whenever it fought a lone battle against BN in the elections.

Muhyiddin also said, candidly, that the opposition pact only discussed about facing the next general election, but will go beyond this later, even on the matter of forming the next government.

"This is not just about arriving at a consensus on straight fights (with BN), but beyond that, including who will lead the government if we win, how the government will be formed and our policies," he added.

"If we cannot answer in a frank manner, I fear that the people, who reject BN and Umno then, will ask where are the parties that will form the government ?" he said.

'Opposition must resolve problems'

It is the responsibility of the opposition to resolve these problems, instead of sweeping the problem under the carpet, the Pagoh parliamentarian said.

"I advised all that the efforts (to unite the opposition parties) must be continued," he said.

"There is a big issue between PAS and Amanah. PAS' ideology contradicts DAP's. But, Bersatu has got no problem with anyone. Maybe we can play the role to bridge (these three parties).

"But, if you don't want it, it is fine," Muhyiddin (photo) said.

Pakatan Harapan and Bersatu will meet today to discuss how to formalise their cooperation for the next general election.

According to a Free Malaysia Today report, PAS hopes to form an electoral pact with PKR and Bersatu, at least in Selangor, following the mega ceramah, which attended by a 1,500-strong crowd.

However, nothing concrete came out from the ceramah that concluded last night.

The ceramah, which was also attended by PKR supreme council member R Sivarasa and Muhyiddin attending the function, at some point turned out to be a DAP and Amanah bashing event.

Tuan Ibrahim raised the past history of Pakatan Harapan and its sour relationship with its the former allies.

"I repeat, this not to provoke anyone but we have to look back. A car has three rear mirrors and only one front mirror. This means looking back is more important than the future," he said.

"PAS was slammed on a daily basis. Amanah announced that it would contest all of PAS' seats and take Kelantan. Sorry, we are not a stepping stone for others to step on our head and climb up," Tuan Ibrahim said.

"We will only work with parties that respect us," he stressed. "If we arrive at a consensus with any other party, it must be the correct way of consensus, not done when pressure is put on the other party.

"Learn to respect, so that all parties will feel that they are being respected," he said.

"We have naughty children too. Some children will behave when we show the cane, some children are strange, probably they need to 'mandi tujuh bunga, campak dalam perigi' (be given a flower bath and thrown into a well)," he said.

Sivarasa, who represented PRK president Dr Wan Azizah Wan Ismail at the meeting, called for PAS to achieve a straight fight with BN in the 14th general election.

"This programme is not new, for a similar one was organised in Kuala Langat, where three parties shared the same stage," Sivarasa said.

Selangor PAS secretary Mohd Khairuddin Othman said that Wan Azizah, who was supposed to speak at the ceramah, in fact wanted to come.

"I spoke with the officials. She wanted to come and said she would send a representative if she could not. So, this is not any sabotage," said Mohd Khairuddin, who is the Paya Jaras assmblyperson.

Besides Wan Azizah, another speaker, Parti Ikatan Bangsa Malaysia president Abdul Kadir Sheikh Fadzir, was also absent from the ceramah.