KUALA LUMPUR, Dec 25 — Chronic flooding in Kelantan could force the state government to reschedule a special assembly sitting this Monday to amend its hudud enactment, Deputy Mentri Besar Datuk Mohd Amar Nik Abdullah conceded today.

The Panchor assemblyman noted that most areas in Kota Baru, the state’s capital, are hit by floods but said the situation is still manageable compared to other districts in Kelantan.

“We have to wait and see first,” Mohd Amar told Malay Mail Online when asked if the Kelantan government was planning to delay the sitting due to the worsening flood situation.

“We still have three days to the sitting,” he added.

Mohd Amar said the city centre, where the state assembly building is, has also been affected by the floods.

“We can say that almost all areas are affected, but we can still manage it at the moment,” he said.

Last night the son of PAS’s spiritual leader suggested that the worsening floods in Kelantan was a sign of “Allah’s wrath” and that the state government must continue with its bid to enforce hudud amid strong opposition.

Pasir Mas MP Nik Mohamad Abduh, the son of revered PAS leader Datuk Nik Abdul Aziz Nik Mat, wrote on his Facebook page that the floods were intended to remind Muslims to return to Allah’s path, and necessity in implementing the Islamic penal code in the state.

Tens of thousands in Kelantan, Terengganu, Perlis and Pahang have had to be evacuated from their homes due to floods in various districts, Bernama reported yesterday at noon.

In Kelantan, 20,709 victims from 6,795 families in eight districts were evacuated compared to 20,468 people Tuesday morning, while the number of flood relief centres increased to 84 from 70.

The special assembly sitting next Monday is meant to table and pass amendments to the Kelantan Shariah Criminal Code Enactment II.

The move is in preparation for PAS’s plan to table in Parliament a private member’s bill to amend the Federal Constitution, which would subsequently allow Kelantan to implement hudud law in the state.

This is despite vocal resistance from PAS’s allies in PR, and the stand-off has led to predictions from politicians within that pact that the controversy could potentially cause a break-up.

Some from the DAP have even called for PAS to leave PR while one suggested the pact halt co-operation with the Islamist party since it was planning ahead with preparations to enforce hudud in Kelantan in the face of vehement opposition.

In Islamic jurisprudence, hudud covers crimes such as theft, robbery, adultery, rape and sodomy. Punishments for the crimes are severe, including amputation, flogging and death by stoning.