The Perak government under the Pakatan Rakyat Opposition government who had intended to allocate 999 years freehold land to the residents of new villages in the State have been hampered since it needs the prior approval of the National Land Council (NTC) before it can implement and issued the land titles.
Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Mohd Najib Tun Razak informed that the National Land Council will be holding a special meeting with the Perak government soon to discuss the Perak government's decision to award freehold land titles to residents.
According to the National Land Policy (NLP) the Perak government must have the approval of the council before awarding freehold land titles to residents of new and planned villages in the state while the National Land Policy (NLP) clearly stipulates that freehold titles can only be given if these lands are to be used by the federal government for public purposes or because of special circumstances.
As such, DPM Datuk Seri Najib stated that the Perak government cannot implement the move until a decision is taken by the NLC.
Meanwhile, Perak Menteri Besar Datuk Seri Ir. Mohammad Nizar Jamaluddin recently announced that the State, which is ruled by the Pakatan Rakyat government, did not foresee any problems in awarding freehold land titles to some 110,000 residents of new villages and planned villages in the State, which would be done in stages since it would only involve about 6,000 hectares that amounts to just 0.01 per cent of the land size of Perak.
It now looks clear, the federal government under the 'useless, corrupted and uncaring' Barisan Nasional has 'an ace over their opponents' although the decision will benefit and uplift the poor and needy residents in Perak.
news courtesy of Malaysiakini n agendadaily
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