BN Sabah leaders in anti-government protest rally
Bernama
The presence of some state Barisan Nasional (BN) component party leaders at a protest rally in Kampung Maang on Saturday to oppose the state government's plan to relocate more than 2,000 people from the Sri Tanjung squatter colony in Petagas to the Maang area is a "slight departure from the BN's power-sharing principle of consultation".
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin said the state cabinet had collectively decided to relocate only half of the affected squatters after considering the views and proposals of all the interested parties.
"Now, it is the duty of the elected representatives, be they state assemblymen or Members of Parliament, to explain the rationale of the cabinet decision.
"If they're still in doubt about it, they should see and ask Chief Minister (Datuk Seri Musa Aman) first for further explanation... this is in line with the BN's spirit of consultation," he told reporters after launching Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad's first affordable housing project in Sabah in Putatan here today.
About 5,000 people, mainly from the Kadazandusun community, held a peaceful protest rally at Kampung Maang over the state government's decision.
They described the issue as too big for the Maang residents to handle, considering the dubious identity of the Sri Tanjung squatters, some of whom were alleged to have come from other parts of the state.
In defending the government's decision, Yahya said the relocation was necessary to make way for the Kota Kinabalu International Airport expansion project.
"The airport is not meant for Putatan folks or for Bumiputeras only... it is for the common good especially for our tourism industry. Unfortunately, there is a squatter colony occupying the affected land (Sri Tanjung)... so we have no choice but to relocate them.
"That's why the state cabinet decided to relocate them to the Maang area... even then it is only half of the residents," he said.
Last Wednesday, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said based on statistics the people from Sri Tanjung to be relocated are locals comprising Bajaus, Kadazandusuns, Bruneians, Bisayas and Bugis.
"There will be no illegal immigrants. We won't allow this," he had said.
Deputy Chief Minister Datuk Yahya Hussin said the state cabinet had collectively decided to relocate only half of the affected squatters after considering the views and proposals of all the interested parties.
"Now, it is the duty of the elected representatives, be they state assemblymen or Members of Parliament, to explain the rationale of the cabinet decision.
"If they're still in doubt about it, they should see and ask Chief Minister (Datuk Seri Musa Aman) first for further explanation... this is in line with the BN's spirit of consultation," he told reporters after launching Syarikat Perumahan Negara Berhad's first affordable housing project in Sabah in Putatan here today.
About 5,000 people, mainly from the Kadazandusun community, held a peaceful protest rally at Kampung Maang over the state government's decision.
They described the issue as too big for the Maang residents to handle, considering the dubious identity of the Sri Tanjung squatters, some of whom were alleged to have come from other parts of the state.
In defending the government's decision, Yahya said the relocation was necessary to make way for the Kota Kinabalu International Airport expansion project.
"The airport is not meant for Putatan folks or for Bumiputeras only... it is for the common good especially for our tourism industry. Unfortunately, there is a squatter colony occupying the affected land (Sri Tanjung)... so we have no choice but to relocate them.
"That's why the state cabinet decided to relocate them to the Maang area... even then it is only half of the residents," he said.
Last Wednesday, Chief Minister Datuk Seri Musa Aman said based on statistics the people from Sri Tanjung to be relocated are locals comprising Bajaus, Kadazandusuns, Bruneians, Bisayas and Bugis.
"There will be no illegal immigrants. We won't allow this," he had said.
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