BESTARI JAYA: A section of the 981 settlers in Ijok rejected a Feb 12 meeting organised by a developer to ink a new deal pertaining to their land.
The settlers’ representative, Mohd Fadzil Ibrahim, said they were displeased over the alleged changes to the deal which was originally made in 2000.
He said the developer if offering them each a house worth RM200,000. The size of the houses, he claimed, was smaller than what was originally decided upon back in 2000.
“I was made to understand that the Selangor Menteri Besar (Datuk Seri Azmin Ali) had said that the houses would be worth RM400,000, but the developer is now telling us a different story.
“According to the original agreement, the house was supposed to be a four-bedroom semi-detached (three rooms on the first floor and one on the ground floor),” he said.
Mohd Fadzil claimed that, based on the original agreement, the compensation payout would be based on current market prices.
“As such, with the land valued at RM1.18 billion, by all accounts we should be paid a larger compensation. We are getting a total of RM421.4 million in compensation.
“By rights, the compensation for 0.4 hectares of land should be at least RM500,000. We’re not being greedy but we’re only demanding what is rightly ours. While the developer can reap in millions, what about the fate of our families?” he asked.
Mohd Fadzil also claimed that the distribution of housing units was not done in a fair manner.
“Settlers who were supportive of the developer and managed to bring other settlers to sign the agreement are given corner lots,” he claimed.
Prior to this, Barisan Nasional Strategic Communications director, Datuk Seri Abdul Rahman Dahlan, had urged Azmin to clarify as to why the Selangor government had handed over a plot of land worth RM1.18 billion in Ijok to two developers, Mujur Zaman Sdn Bhd and LCBN Development Sdn Bhd in 2016.
The 880-acre plot was purchased by the two developers in 1998, but seized by the Selangor government, then under the administration of Tan Sri Khalid Ibrahim, under the National Land Code following a breach of terms and conditions of the agreement.
The seizure was made after the developer was alleged to have failed to develop the land. The developers brought the case to court. It was set to be heard in the Federal Court when Azmin’s administration struck a settlement with the developers, a move which has since since been criticised by several quarters.