ADUN SPEAKS | Hindu temples existed long before the federal territories came into existence.

It is indeed shocking that 115 Hindu temples and shrines in the federal capital have been identified as illegally built on government land.

This fact was disclosed by Deputy Federal Territories Minister Edmund Santhara.

Apparently, according to him, eight cases were resolved after they were granted occupation letters and alternative sites reserved for non-Muslim places of worship (Ribi).

Out of the balance of 107 temples/shrines, 56 have been identified for RIBI sites in the federal capital.

To resolve the problem posed by these illegal places of worship, the Federal Territories director of Land and Mines have created a Ribi executive committee to look into the question of illegal temples and shrines.

What was shocking about the revelation is the fact after more than 60 years of political independence, non-Muslim places of worship have not been given a fair deal...