Disgruntled residents from Section 1 today submitted a preliminary objection to the Petaling Jaya Municipal Council (MPPJ) president Emran Kadir, claiming that the entire exercise of the PJ1 local plan draft is illegal and is in fact a back-door land acquisition.

Their contention is that the Petaling and part of Klang District Structure Plan gazetted in 1996 is still the legitimate and effective master plan for any development or redevelopment in PJ.

It is clear that the 1996 structure plan is still in force and cannot be altered, as a result of which a new local plan cannot exist, said the residents.

The residents have given the MPPJ seven days to hold a public forum and give an undertaking that it will withdraw all actions related to the draft plan such as the briefing sessions with residents of different sections which have been going on the past two weeks.

Failing to respond accordingly will result in the matter being taken to court without notice to the MPPJ for a declaration that the draft plan is null and void by way of being an illegality.