MIC Youth chief T Mohan says several ex-estate
workers and NGOs will be staging the hunger strike in Klang against the
Selangor state government for failing to address their grouses.
PETALING
JAYA: About 100 people are expected to stage a hunger strike tomorrow
in Klang against the Selangor state government, accusing the latter of
failing to address their grouses.
The hunger strike, which would commence from 11am till 5pm, would be
spearheaded by the Klang Consumer Association supported by several
former estate workers’ families from Bukit Raja.
MIC Youth chief T Mohan would be also be present to receive a memorandum from the protesters who would gather at Tengku Kelana.
Speaking to FMT, Mohan said the hunger strike was being staged as the
Pakatan Rakyat state government had failed to answer several issues
affecting the Indian community.
Among them was the Midlands Tamil School land sale and housing for the former Bukit Raja estate workers.
“Selangor exco for Indian affairs Dr Xavier Jeyakumar failed to
provide proper explanation on what happened to the money received after
selling the land slated for the Tamil school in 2008,” he said.
In April, Klang Consumer Association president A Devadass said in
1995, the previous Barisan Nasional state government allocated four
acres for the school to be erected in Section 7, Shah Alam where I-City
is now located.
He claimed that the current state government sold the land to I-City
for a whopping RM20 million but the school was built at an alternative
site for an amount of RM4.7 million.
“So where is the balance money? Also, we know it was not the state
government that gave the school RM3 million… the money came from I-City.
So who got the rest of the cash?” he asked.
Mohan also alleged that the Selangor state government allocated eight
acres out of 15-acres land, allocated for a housing scheme to former
Bukit Raja estate workers for a luxury housing project.
“Former MIC president S Samy vellu fought hard to get the land for
144 estate workers’ families. Now, they are left with seven acres and
it’s only for 82 families,” he alleged.
He also said Pakatan failed to rename Tengku Kelana as Little India despite making promises before the 2008 general election.
“Perak, Malacca and Johor gazettted some sites as Little India in
their respective states. Why can’t the Pakatan state government do the
same?” he asked.
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