A Parti Keadilan Rakyat leader, Baginda Anak Minda has accused the state government of destroying fruit trees, rubber trees and cash crops as well as longhouses situated in so-called state land.
Baginda said a number of longhouses and farm houses in Miri and Bintulu divisions that have no titles have been demolished.
All lands whether they NCR land with no titles are state land. This has been made very clear by Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, second minister of planning and resource management, said Baginda at Rumah Rangong, Ulu Niah.
Baginda was accompanying Azmin Ali, vice president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat to the longhouses. About 400 people were present.
Baginda called on Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud who is also the first minister of planning and resource management not only to demolish longhouses belonging to the poor people; he should also give instructions to Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, second minister of planning and resource management to destroy longhouses belonging to James Masing, Ng. Majau, Kapit, William Mawan Ikom in Pakan, Stephen Rundi in Sebauh, Bintulu and other Iban YBs.
“Their longhouses are also built on land having no title and are therefore state land and they are also illegal squatters. Why are Taib Mahmud and Awang Tengah only destroying longhouses belonging to people like Nyawin and Nor anak Nyawai? They are poor people,” Baginda said.
“Don’t ask poor people to climb nibong and ask rich people to climb pinang,” Baginda said, trying to stress the meaning in English.
There are more than 6,000 longhouses which are built on land the government claims to be state land.
And any time the government wants the land all these longhouses have to be demolished.
Check whether your longhouse is built on land that has title or not, otherwise your longhouse can be the next to be demolished. – The Broken Shield.
Baginda said a number of longhouses and farm houses in Miri and Bintulu divisions that have no titles have been demolished.
All lands whether they NCR land with no titles are state land. This has been made very clear by Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, second minister of planning and resource management, said Baginda at Rumah Rangong, Ulu Niah.
Baginda was accompanying Azmin Ali, vice president of Parti Keadilan Rakyat to the longhouses. About 400 people were present.
Baginda called on Chief Minister Abdul Taib Mahmud who is also the first minister of planning and resource management not only to demolish longhouses belonging to the poor people; he should also give instructions to Awang Tengah Ali Hassan, second minister of planning and resource management to destroy longhouses belonging to James Masing, Ng. Majau, Kapit, William Mawan Ikom in Pakan, Stephen Rundi in Sebauh, Bintulu and other Iban YBs.
“Their longhouses are also built on land having no title and are therefore state land and they are also illegal squatters. Why are Taib Mahmud and Awang Tengah only destroying longhouses belonging to people like Nyawin and Nor anak Nyawai? They are poor people,” Baginda said.
“Don’t ask poor people to climb nibong and ask rich people to climb pinang,” Baginda said, trying to stress the meaning in English.
There are more than 6,000 longhouses which are built on land the government claims to be state land.
And any time the government wants the land all these longhouses have to be demolished.
Check whether your longhouse is built on land that has title or not, otherwise your longhouse can be the next to be demolished. – The Broken Shield.
