In Lim Guan Eng’s housing policies, it
seems that there will not be in any way that young generations in the
island can afford to own even a low cost house. Nevertheless, sooner or
later these young people will be driven out of Penang. It is even more
deplorable when Guan Eng rejected the federal government’s effort to
build low-cost houses in Penang for his political interest.
Federal government shceme through
Perumahan Rakyat 1 Malaysia (PR1MA) projects for Penang were put on hold
until today just because Guan Eng would not compromise on providing
commercial amenities for units below RM40,000. In Penang, developers
will only provide facilities for housing projects that is above
RM150,000.
The Penang DAP state government should
also stop deceiving the people when they even linked the proposed land
reclamation projects by the state government to the federal standalone
low and medium income orientated housing scheme concept. The PR1MA
Scheme implemented by the federal government is on federal land.
Kampung Mutiara in Penang is the closest
example when DAP regime negelected affordable homes as basic needs.
Failing to provide affordable homes for these squatters and when the
court has ruled that the land legally belongs to the developer, these
squatters not only are now homeless but were forced to leave without any
compensation.
DAP continues to harp on what the
previous BN administration did but failed to provide the Penangnites any
alternatives and imporvements. When Penang voters chose them to take
over from BN in the previous elections, this is because they wanted
change and they expected DAP to do things differently. Instead, Guan
Eng’s administration has obviously continues what the previous BN has
done.
With high-rises and bungalows which are
beyond the means of the ordinary folk in the island, what is even more
saddening is the fact that many people are still crying their hearts out
for a decent roof over their heads. It is even worse when the highly
inflated housing prices are DAP’s most laudable achivement which has
truly denied the young generations ability to own even a low-cost house... FIND OUT FURTHER
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