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The Start reports: KOTA BARU: PAS spiritual adviser Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat said the general election is crucial for the party to achieve its goal of forming an Islamic government to replace the current secular regime. “Only political parties that embrace Islam in their struggle are safe in this world and the hereafter. “If Umno wants to unite with PAS, they will have to discard nationalism and adopt Islam in their policies,” the Kelantan Mentri Besar, who had just returned from an umrah pilgrimage, told a gathering at the Sultan Muhammed IV Stadium here yesterday. Nik Aziz also denounced the cash aid the Federal Government is handing out to the people, saying Islam encourages the dissemination of knowledge and frowns upon the splurging of money. He said giving handouts was like luring farm livestock to animal feed. “It is like scattering padi and coconut husks in front of chickens and cows to entice them to come closer,” he said, in an apparent reference to the 1Malaysia People's Aid (BR1M) that is currently being given out to eligible citizens nationwide. Under BR1M 2.0, about 2.7 million single and unmarried individuals earning less than RM2,000 will receive RM250, while 4.3 million households earning RM3,000 and less will get RM500. http://thestar.com.my/news/story.asp?file=/2013/2/21/nation/12739173&sec=nation