Meeting Between Opposition MPs & Minister of FT

DAP Seputeh

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On 4th April, Minister of Federal Territory Zulhasnan called a meeting of all FT MPs. He made this move after we criticised Pak Lah for setting up this ministry and put him as the minister in charge as he was the only BN MP who won in the March general elections in Kuala Lumpur.

The MPs of DAP-PKR-PAS in KL have met and decided to meet with Datuk Bandar of Kuala Lumpur, and not him, earlier.

In the close door meeting, he and Datuk Bandar were heavily criticised by many of us, especially new MPs Wee Choo Keong, Dr Lo’ Lo’ and Lim Lip Eng. The minister then invited us to participate in a retreat to brain storm and air our opinion on 17-18 April 2008. Each MP was given a chance to speak for 20 mins. In my speech, I voiced out the following issues:

1) DBKL must improve communication with MPs and the residents of KL, as most people don’t know how to contact DBKL to voice their complain, but they know how to contact MPs.

Suggestions:

i) set up sign board to inform people how to voice their complain to DBKL, may be DBKL to set up a hotline;

ii) monthly meeting between MP, DBKL & other government agencies officers to resolve problems in each constituency, like the monthly meeting of Majlis Daerah that is being practised in MPSJ;

iii) MP must be invited to Local plan meeting;

iv) Allocation be given to all resident associations in KL without being selective;

v) Datuk Bandar & high-ranking officers should make a point to have monthly meeting with all MPs;

vi) More non-Malay officers to hired in DBKL to assist people of different races, as well as to fill the vacum during fasting month and Hari Raya month.

MPs of opposition parties in FT. From left to right: Fong Kui Lun (Bukit Bintang), Nurul Izzah (Lembah Pantai), Tan Kok Wai (Cheras), Dr Lo’ Lo’ (Wangsa Maju)(Titiwangsa), Me and Lim Lip Eng (Segambut)

2) Housing
i) Squatters in private land should be given PPR houses too;

ii) Green area, public transport and recreational facilities should be given to residents in PPR flats, because PPR flats have become the birth place of Mat Rempit as many young people don’t have too;

iii) DBKL should release Bumiputera quota for developer to sell to non-Bumiputer after the developers have tried their best to sell the Bumiputera units;

iv) DBKL should build more factory lots for SMI squatters, so that these SMI squatters can earn a living, or else when their rice bowls are broken, many of them might involve in illegal business activities in order to survive;

v) Squatters in private land should be given PPR houses too;

3) Others

i) DBKL should loosen the regulations on restaurant, coffee shops and mamak shops on table and chairs that being placed outside the shops, like what are being practised by MPSJ and other municipal councils. As of now, all mamak shops in KL put their table and chairs at road side, strict regulations by DBKL will only encourage enforcement officers to take bribe from restaurant owners;

ii) DBKL to sell PPR houses squatters that paved way for the abandoned KL Linear City project;

iii) Expand the Jalan Klang Lama from 2 lanes to 4 lanes at 6th mile;

iv) Improve roads to Kg Muhibbah PPR flats;

v) MPs should be told on squatters that are on the demolition list of DBKL, so that we can assist them in shifting squatters and application of PPR flats. Besides, I also urged DBKL to allow the squatters to continue to stay or operate in state land should DBKL doesn’t need to use the area for development.

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