Johari Blames Ignorant Meddlers For Dragging Out Kg Sungai Baru Issue

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 The Titiwangsa MP said the ignorant politicians, lawyers, and social media influencers had foiled attempts to move forward with redevelopment.
Titiwangsa MP Johari Ghani said this group of people did not comprehend the matter at hand and had ended up misleading the public. (Podcast Utama Buletin TV3 pic)PETALING JAYA: Titiwangsa MP Johari Ghani has hit out at ignorant politicians, lawyers, and social media influencers whose meddling has foiled attempts to resolve issues plaguing the redevelopment of Kampung Sungai Baru
Johari said this group of people did not comprehend the matter at hand and had ended up misleading the public.
“You can’t resolve these issues by going on TikTok. You won’t find a resolution till the day you die,” he said in an interview aired on TV3.
He also said that the redevelopment could not be halted as the land acquisition for the redevelopment projects had been gazetted, while a majority of the villagers had moved out, with the grants given to developers.
Johari said that between 2018 to mid-2022 ministers and elected representatives had done nothing to champion the plight of the residents of Kampung Sungai Baru.
The redevelopment of the area, involving land acquisition of 67 terrace houses and 14 apartment blocks, generated dissatisfaction among a group of residents over the compensation offered.
Federal territories minister Dr Zaliha Mustafa told the Dewan Rakyat in July last year that the compensation was based on the value of the property, maintenance costs, income losses, and other relevant factors.
Johari said that developers would not be able to commence the project because only 67% of the residents agreed to the offers made by the developers.
“The remaining 33% are opposing it (the compensation) and they (the developers) are now using the Land Acquisition Act (to resolve the dispute).”
He said the federal territories minister and the elected representatives should have convinced residents who agreed to the redevelopment to stay put until those who opposed the project acceded.
“They should have said (to these residents who agreed to the offer) ‘don’t move yet, until we get the 33% on our side’. That would have been the correct way to go about it.” - FMT

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