Yesterday, a mob surrounded several students who were distributing leaflets house-to-house.
The students, part of the group called Undergraduates Movement for GE-13 (GM13), were surrounded at Madrasah Darul Husna, PAS’s headquarters in Pekan.
PAS Youth chief Nasrudin Hassan, who is also Pahang PAS deputy commissioner, said PAS Youth members immediately went to the scene when told of the commotion.
Nasrudin however advised the students to remain steadfast in their struggle.
“Before this, it was ANAK (National Felda Settlers’ Children Association) and now the students. What has become of country’s politics?” he asked.
Students group Solidariti Mahasiswa Malaysia (SMM) secretary Ahmad Shukri Kamaruddin meanwhile said that the UMNO workers had arrived in 10 cars and several motorcycles at the PAS centre. However, they retreated after villagers came to the students’ help.
Later at night, Pahang PAS commissioner Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man informed Harakahdaily that the party chartered a bus to bring the students back to Kuala Lumpur.
“We chartered a bus for RM1600 to ferry the students back to Kuala Lumpur. Police provided security until it reached Gambang,” he added.
The incident followed two other attacks on the students by UMNO workers in Pulau Manis and Felda Chini respectively.
GM-13 recently declared an awareness campaign among the Pekan electorate ahead of the coming polls
