SHAH ALAM: A Hindu holy place in Putra Heights remains in risk of being destroyed after the land it is located on was marketed to an exclusive business without them being gotten in touch with.
Persatuan Penganut Sri Vadakara Batra Kaliamman Selangor desires the Petaling District and Land Office (PTD Petaling) to describe why it authorized the land possession transfer without providing due factor to consider to the visibility of the holy place.
It additionally desires the Selangor federal government to interfere and offer a sufficient resolution to the problem.
Its consultant Arun Dorasamy stated the problem, which has actually been recurring because 2012, had actually been “mishandled”.
He stated the land where Kuil Vadakara Batra Kaliamman, which the organization cases mores than 100 years of ages, stands was moved to various proprietors without seeking advice from the organization.
“In 1989, the land office divided the land (Lot 199) into 10 individual lots.
“It after that marketed the land to Concrete Gold Sdn Bhd (Concrete Gold) in 1998,” he said during a press conference at Petaling District Government Complex here after presenting a memorandum to PTD Petaling regarding the issue.
Its assistant secretary Moghana Sunder Mariappan, who was also present, said Concrete Gold approached them in 2012 to ask for the temple’s relocation.
The association applied to relocate the temple to a piece of vacant land in Putra Heights in 2017, but this was rejected due to objections by nearby residents, according to Moghana.
However in July this year, the association was shocked to receive a summons demanding that the temple be demolished and the land vacated.
“When we inspected, we located that Concrete Gold had actually marketed the land to one more exclusive business called Sasa Mewah Sdn Bhd in February this year. Why weren’t we educated?” Moghana said, adding that the association had appealed against the summons.
Arun also lamented the Selangor government’s approval of the transfer of land ownership without taking into consideration the existing dispute regarding the temple.
“It is just reasonable for PTD Petaling to solve this problem initially prior to moving the possession.
“The government works for the people’s welfare, not for profit,” he stated.
He stressed that the holy place would certainly sit tight and advised the relevant federal government firms in addition to the landowner to progression to discover a service.
He included that the organization will certainly lodge a record to the Malaysian Anti-Corruption Commission (MACC) if PTD Petaling does not offer them a sufficient description on the problem by Nov 14.
Assistant area policeman Mohd Nurunnajmi Amat Janji obtained the memorandum from the organization and stated he would certainly explore the issue.
