Penang MIC Youth chief J Dhinagaran (below) has urged DCM II P
Ramasamy to bear responsibility for his Buah Pala fisaco mistake .
Tired of being repeatedly blamed for the Kampung Buah Pala
controversy, the state government is pushing the responsibility to the MIC for
having a hand in the homeslessness of the nine families, he added.
Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy had asked the families who had failed to get compensation from the developer to seek help from MIC leaders, who backed them during the height of their showdown with developer, Nusmetro Venture Sdn Bhd.
Ramasamy said state MIC leaders had persuaded them not to sign the agreement in February last year for a double storey house measuring 1,400 sq ft, on the Kampung Buah Pala site.
He targetted his missiles at state MIC Youth leaders, who he
described as "the ones responsible" for this fiasco, which
saw Penang lose its Tamil High Chapparal, one of the last remaining Indian
traditional village.
"Where are they now? Ask them to give money to the nine families," Ramasamy told Malaysiakini, when asked to respond to the lamentations of the nine families who will not enjoy any cheer on Deepavali day.
Only legal remedy for residents
The 24 families evicted in 2009 will be receiving their keys in a ceremony on Sunday at the village grounds.
The ones left out of obtaining the homes, currently worth RM500,000, each, claimed that the government had cold storaged them for challenging the leaders for better compensation.
When asked if the state government would do anything to
help them secure homes, Ramasamy (right) threw back a challenge "how
can I help them now?"
However, he said they can take legal action against the developer or the state government for the compensation.
He would welcome the legal suit, he added, and if they could obtain a proper package from the developer, "I would be very happy".
Ramasamy said he had met with their lawyer last month and had explained to him the actual circumstances surrounding the case.
It is learnt that the families are refiling their summons against the developer and state government, he added.
In 2009, the Kg Buah Pala residents failed to obtain Federal Court leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal order for them to vacate the land."I waited four months for them to sign the agreement but they never showed up," reiterated Ramasamy.
Nothing more to expose
When informed that the activists had complained about being prevented from seeing him in his Komtar office at that time, Ramasamy rubbished the charge.
He said if the state had allowed the 15 families to sign
the agreement, it would have done the same for the nine.
On the activists threat of "exposing the truth" during the impending polls, on how the state government had treated them, Ramasamy said they were welcome to do so.
"We have explained everything. What else can they expose?" he asked.
On whether the keys were being handed over to the residents as a publicity stunt ahead of the Hindu Deepavali celebrations as well a selection ploy, Ramasamy said the houses were ready, "so why wait?"
"If election comes, it is only incidental," he quipped, referring to the polls which may be called next month or at the beginning of next year, although not due until 2013.
‘Ramasamy, show proof!'
In an immediate response, state MIC youth chief J Dhinagaran asked Ramasamy to show proof that his party had kept the nine families from signing the agreement.He said if he failed to show the proof, he should provide homes for them.
He urged Ramasamy to bear the responsibilities of their mistakes instead of blaming the MIC."Don't throw the ball into our court now. This mistake will be a curse for the state government and Pakatan Rakyat in the coming election," Dhinagaran warned.
"They bought the people's votes by saying the residents would lose their homes over their dead bodies, now they have to pay for it," he added.Dhinagaran, who is national MIC Youth treasurer, said it is because of the Indian party that the Buah Pala villagers are able to get such a nice home to stay.
Tired of being repeatedly blamed for the Kampung Buah Pala
controversy, the state government is pushing the responsibility to the MIC for
having a hand in the homeslessness of the nine families, he added.Penang Deputy Chief Minister II P. Ramasamy had asked the families who had failed to get compensation from the developer to seek help from MIC leaders, who backed them during the height of their showdown with developer, Nusmetro Venture Sdn Bhd.
Ramasamy said state MIC leaders had persuaded them not to sign the agreement in February last year for a double storey house measuring 1,400 sq ft, on the Kampung Buah Pala site.
He targetted his missiles at state MIC Youth leaders, who he
described as "the ones responsible" for this fiasco, which
saw Penang lose its Tamil High Chapparal, one of the last remaining Indian
traditional village."Where are they now? Ask them to give money to the nine families," Ramasamy told Malaysiakini, when asked to respond to the lamentations of the nine families who will not enjoy any cheer on Deepavali day.
Only legal remedy for residents
The 24 families evicted in 2009 will be receiving their keys in a ceremony on Sunday at the village grounds.
The ones left out of obtaining the homes, currently worth RM500,000, each, claimed that the government had cold storaged them for challenging the leaders for better compensation.
When asked if the state government would do anything to
help them secure homes, Ramasamy (right) threw back a challenge "how
can I help them now?"However, he said they can take legal action against the developer or the state government for the compensation.
He would welcome the legal suit, he added, and if they could obtain a proper package from the developer, "I would be very happy".
Ramasamy said he had met with their lawyer last month and had explained to him the actual circumstances surrounding the case.
It is learnt that the families are refiling their summons against the developer and state government, he added.
In 2009, the Kg Buah Pala residents failed to obtain Federal Court leave to appeal against a Court of Appeal order for them to vacate the land."I waited four months for them to sign the agreement but they never showed up," reiterated Ramasamy.
Nothing more to expose
When informed that the activists had complained about being prevented from seeing him in his Komtar office at that time, Ramasamy rubbished the charge.
He said if the state had allowed the 15 families to sign
the agreement, it would have done the same for the nine.On the activists threat of "exposing the truth" during the impending polls, on how the state government had treated them, Ramasamy said they were welcome to do so.
"We have explained everything. What else can they expose?" he asked.
On whether the keys were being handed over to the residents as a publicity stunt ahead of the Hindu Deepavali celebrations as well a selection ploy, Ramasamy said the houses were ready, "so why wait?"
"If election comes, it is only incidental," he quipped, referring to the polls which may be called next month or at the beginning of next year, although not due until 2013.
‘Ramasamy, show proof!'
In an immediate response, state MIC youth chief J Dhinagaran asked Ramasamy to show proof that his party had kept the nine families from signing the agreement.He said if he failed to show the proof, he should provide homes for them.
He urged Ramasamy to bear the responsibilities of their mistakes instead of blaming the MIC."Don't throw the ball into our court now. This mistake will be a curse for the state government and Pakatan Rakyat in the coming election," Dhinagaran warned.
"They bought the people's votes by saying the residents would lose their homes over their dead bodies, now they have to pay for it," he added.Dhinagaran, who is national MIC Youth treasurer, said it is because of the Indian party that the Buah Pala villagers are able to get such a nice home to stay.
Source : http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/179316
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