Teach the Constitution as a core subject: PAS MP

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KUALA LUMPUR, Oct 14: The Federal Constitution should be part of the main syllabus in primary and secondary schools to prevent future Malaysians from falling prey to racist politics advocated by certain groups in the country. Mooting this idea today in the Parliament, PAS's Parit Buntar member of parliament Mujahid Yusof Rawa (pic) lamented that the current 'Constitution and Nationalism' subject (SPK) introduced in the secondary school was not sufficient as it was not part of the core subjects. “I think this is a solution to prevent certain groups who are using narrow political thinking from exploiting the Federal constitution for party interests and their racist organisations,” Mujahid, who is also chairman of PAS's National Unity Committee chairman, told the Dewan Rakyat. Mujahid added that the inclusion of such a subject should a starting point to the establishment of Constitutional Courts so that nobody can exploit the people's ignorance through manipulation of such issues as Malay special rights and position of Malay Rulers, Malay language and status of Islam, which are enshrined in the Constitution. Muhajid’s proposal was however met with pessimism by the deputy Education minister Dr Ahmad Fuad, saying his ministry had not decided to create a special subject in schools to deal specifically with the Constitution, and added that the current syllabus adequately addressed the issue. “In the subject of History, students are exposed to the background of the constitution based on a series of events through a topic called ‘State and Nation Building Towards the Emergence of National Sovereignty’ in Form five,” he said. 17/10/10