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| Kg Buah Pala issue not of PR govt’s making, says Lim |
| Written by Regina William | |||
| Monday, 28 September 2009 23:09 | |||
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Responding to Penang Gerakan chief Datuk Dr Teng Hock Nan’s challenge a few days ago to declassify the documents, Lim said the Kampung Buah Pala issue was not deliberated by the present state exco. “We were told there was nothing to deliberate or approve as it had all been sealed, signed, aprroved and done by the previous BN state exco. “I did not sign a single document in favour of the land tranfer or sale, either on behalf of the state government or even developer,” Lim said at a press conference here. Teng claimed that the current administration had a clear hand in the transfer of the village land as it accepted more than RM2 million in premium from landowner Koperasi Pegawai Kerajaan Negeri Pulau Pinang the same month it took over the state government on March 8, 2008. He also lambasted Lim for only declassifying the previous BN state government’s exco minutes while not doing the same with the present PR state exco minutes. Though almost all the houses in the village have been flattened, the debate between Gerakan and the DAP-led state government has not dissipated with both sides continuing to make statements on the issue. Before Teng challenged Lim, the chief minister had challenged Teng to show proof of his claim that the PR state administration had finalised the deal. Lim also accused the previous BN state government of selling the Kampung Buah Pala land at cheap rates without consulting the residents.
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