Deputy FT Minister Loga Balan said DBKL has done everything possible to relocate the remaining 30 families in Kg Railway, Sentul, but they have rejected the offer.
PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is contemplating to sue FMT over a report on the demolition of houses in Kg Railway, Sentul, by enforcement officers yesterday.
Federal Territories deputy minister Loga Balan said DBKL was planning to sue FMT and Tamil daily Makkal Osai for carrying misleading news.
Earlier, Loga told reporters that the matter had been brought to his attention three months ago at a meeting with Federal Territory MPs.
Loga said the initial offer of PPR flats without rental and RM18,000 for each family were given.
About 120 families accepted the offer and remaining 30 took the matter to court and lost.
“On Dec 5, in a public programme in the presence of the media we gave out the offer letters to the 120 families.
“We gave the remaining 30 families until Dec 15 to vacate their homes and extended the deadline to Dec 20 and postponed it further to Dec 26 so that the villagers will have more time to move out.
“The 30 families then came with Batu MP Tian Chua on Dec 18 to meet me.
“On humanitarian grounds, we decided to give them PPR flats in Bukit Jalil but they had to pay the rental,” said Loga.
He said the families had taken to matter to the Federal Court and lost so they were not entitled to the PPR flats.
“But City Hall did the 30 families a favour by offering the flats.
“I also assured the villagers help in transferring their children to the school in Bukit Jalil.
“So the issue that we did not offer flats and assitance is a lie.
“I have even instructed the 30 villagers to move out before the demolition to transit homes in Dewan Perdana Satu,” said Loga.
He said if the 30 families rejected the City Hall offer nothing could be done.
PETALING JAYA: The Kuala Lumpur City Hall (DBKL) is contemplating to sue FMT over a report on the demolition of houses in Kg Railway, Sentul, by enforcement officers yesterday.Federal Territories deputy minister Loga Balan said DBKL was planning to sue FMT and Tamil daily Makkal Osai for carrying misleading news.
Earlier, Loga told reporters that the matter had been brought to his attention three months ago at a meeting with Federal Territory MPs.
Loga said the initial offer of PPR flats without rental and RM18,000 for each family were given.
About 120 families accepted the offer and remaining 30 took the matter to court and lost.
“On Dec 5, in a public programme in the presence of the media we gave out the offer letters to the 120 families.
“We gave the remaining 30 families until Dec 15 to vacate their homes and extended the deadline to Dec 20 and postponed it further to Dec 26 so that the villagers will have more time to move out.
“The 30 families then came with Batu MP Tian Chua on Dec 18 to meet me.
“On humanitarian grounds, we decided to give them PPR flats in Bukit Jalil but they had to pay the rental,” said Loga.
He said the families had taken to matter to the Federal Court and lost so they were not entitled to the PPR flats.
“But City Hall did the 30 families a favour by offering the flats.
“I also assured the villagers help in transferring their children to the school in Bukit Jalil.
“So the issue that we did not offer flats and assitance is a lie.
“I have even instructed the 30 villagers to move out before the demolition to transit homes in Dewan Perdana Satu,” said Loga.
He said if the 30 families rejected the City Hall offer nothing could be done.
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