“PAS suggests that for the government get public mandate to sign the agreement, a referendum should be held.

“With this referendum, the public can be clearer on the negative and positive implications of Malaysia’s involvement in the TPP through a series of discussions involving all parties,” he added.

“And because the TPP will leave a huge impact on the country’s future and the generations to come, the government cannot decide to sign the TPP based on the support of its 134 BN MPs, who have shown in the past that they are capable of behaving like cows led by their noses,” he said in a statement.

PAS suggested today that Putrajaya hold a referendum to get the public’s mandate on the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) agreement, saying the government should not rely on support from Barisan Nasional (BN) MPs in Parliament.

PAS deputy president Datuk Tuan Ibrahim Tuan Man added that debating the controversial trade agreement in Parliament would be nothing more than “decorative”, claiming it was likely that BN lawmakers have already been told how to vote.