S'gor state exco says demolition of shops according to law and procedure
The 12 businesses in Kg Manickam Bangi Lama whose shops were demolished on Tuesday had been operating on private and state government reserve land, said Selangor executive councillor (local government, public transport and new village development) Ng Sze Han.
The 12 shops were part of 14 shop lots marked for demolition Hulu Langat District and Land Office and the Kajang Municipal Council in a joint operation...
The 12 businesses in Kg Manickam Bangi Lama whose shops were demolished on Tuesday had been operating on private and state government reserve land, said Selangor executive councillor (local government, public transport and new village development) Ng Sze Han.
The 12 shops were part of 14 shop lots marked for demolition Hulu Langat District and Land Office and the Kajang Municipal Council in a joint operation.
The two remaining shops have not been demolished, pending the resolution of a land dispute in court.
Ng (above) said some of the shops were in bad shape and poorly maintained.
"There were structures which exposed the safety of road users at risk as they were located very near to the road and had an illegal electrical connection," he said.
However, Ng said the state government had provided a new location for the affected businesses at Pasar Bangi Lama.
This was on top of other incentives such as the business ecosystem, E-Bazaar Raya, Selangor Platform (Plats), and Niaga Darul Ehsan (Nadi) programme.
Ng emphasised that the demolition was not arbitrary but according to the law after reviewing the complaints concerning the businesses.
He said the business operators were informed with a notice to furnish a document (form 2B) on Aug 10, 2020; followed by a notice under Section 425 of the Code on Aug 14, 2020, and Jan 14, 2021; and two administration letters on the demolition operation, each on Feb 16, 2021, and April 2, 2021.
Ng said the local councils, MPs, and assemblypersons were ready to cooperate with the affected business operators for relocation according to the procedure.
Yesterday, PSM chairperson S Arutchelvan said the 14 shop lots owned by low-income traders had been operating for 40 years. They included a mechanic, an eatery, a florist, and a tailor.
Some shop owners, Arutchelvan said, only realised two years ago that the government owns the land after paying rent to a supposed "landlord" for decades.
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