BY: NAZLI IBRAHIM
SHAH ALAM, OCT 1: The land quota issue for Indians in Kampung Sungai Yu, Kuala Selangor that has dragged on since the 1990s have been successfully resolved when 175 lots of land were distributed according to terms and conditions set.
Poverty, Caring Government and Plantation Workers Exco V Ganabatirau said that 153 lots were distributed to Indians, 22 lots to Malay families and two lots to Chinese who were original settlers in the area.
He said the decision was achieved through discussions chaired by the Land and Minerals Department and the Village Chief, the Village Security and Development Committee members, council members and Permatang Constituency Service Centre officials.
“The main condition imposed is that the applicant must not own any land previously, has an income of under RM3,000, be at least 30 years old, married and is a Kuala Selangor local.
“However, this condition was not used for people who have worked on the land for years since the 1990s,” he said to SelangorKini.
Andalas Assemblyman Dr Xavier Jayakumar previously urged the state government to explain certain issues brought up regarding the matter.
This included council members allegedly receiving land at the village.
Ganabatirau also said that a plot of land at the village has been gazetted as the site of an Indian temple for the villagers.
This was following an applicant, who is a Kuala Selangor District Council member, rejecting a land lot although he filed an application since the 1990s.
When explaining the history of the Kampung Sungai Yu land issue, Ganabatirau said that the previous state government had identified three lots to be divided among the Malay, Indians and Chinese.
“The allocation for Malays and Chinese were successfully resolved, while the allocation for Indians was disrupted due to the dispute between MIC leaders at that time.
“They had a difference of opinion and tried to retain ownership of the land for themselves instead of dividing them into lots,” he said.
Kampung Sungai Yu land issue resolved
