The PAS-led Kedah government and the state DAP leadership will form a state level taskforce alongside rest of the state pakatan leadership in order to resolve outstanding issues between them, said Menteri Besar Azizan Abdul Razak today.


 He also played down the differences between his state government and the state DAP committee as a storm in a teacup and that the matter is part of maturing process that sometimes generate some 'heated' moments.


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 "No problem, no problem. It's over," said a smiling Azizan
 
 (left)
 
 after a 40-minute meeting with DAP leader Lim Kit Siang in Kuala Lumpur.


 Lim met up with Azizan in Kuala Lumpur today to pass on a four-point memorandum which highlighted their grievances.


 No further details were revealed on the taskforce except that the meeting today was its inaugural one.


 The taskforce was created for a better working relationship, and to stress his commitment, Lim, the DAP's advisor, said: "I'm willing to (travel to Kedah) once a month...meet with Azizan, have a chat over a Kopi 'O'."


 
 
 'Abattoir issue settled'
 
 


 Azizan said an alternate site to replace the sole abbattoir which demolished recently has been located.


 The new site was agreed upon by both the State Veterinary Department and Kedah Pig Slaughterers Association.


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 The demolishment of the sole abattoir
 
 (right)
 
 in Kedah was the final straw for the state DAP as they were unhappy with many of Azizan's policies.


 The Kedah DAP
 <a href="http://www.malaysiakini.com/news/107616">
 
 quit
 
 </a>
 the state Pakatan Rakyat coalition on July 1.


 Lim said that, while the differences may have been ironed out, the state committee will not rejoin the state Pakatan just yet, as the matter cannot be decided by one or two members.


 "A decision must be made by the state committee as a whole to rejoin the state Pakatan coalition," he added.


 Kedah and Perlis DAP chairman, Thomas Su, said what transpired today was "a positive move".


 
 
 50 percent housing quota
 
 


 Other matters that the taskforce will look into are the 50 percent quota allocated for bumiputera housing and the recent partial demolishment of two temples.


 Azizan responded briefly on both these matters.


 "The housing quota will not be a rigid practise as it has been decided that unsold units will be 'released' (to non-bumiputeras) so as not to burden the developers".


 On temple demolishment, Azizan said that the owners of the land have been asked to demolish the extensions themselves because it stood in way of the construction of KTM's double-tracking project.


 He said that temple issues are of sensitive nature and that no temple will be demolished without his prior knowledge.


 DAP has one state seat in Kedah, while PAS has 16 and PKR has 5.
 
 
 
 


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 UPDATED 7.40PM
 

Differences between the PAS-led Kedah government and state DAP committee were settled today at a 40-minute meeting between MB Azizan and DAP leader Lim Kit Siang.

 
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Kedah MB says differences settled with state DAP

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