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SHAH ALAM: The Selangor government will not take over land occupied by Sri Maha Mariamman Temple.
By refusing to claim that the government will acquire the developer's land, One City Development, and allow the temple to remain on the spot, Mentri Besar Amirudin Shari (Pix) stated that these claims were false and misleading.
"The state government has ruled out the acquisition of land because it would entail huge financial implications with regard to taxpayer money and would set a bad precedent."
"Any statement, no matter what the source, how the government plans to solve the problem should be considered pure speculation until the official announcement of the state" , he said at a press conference attended by Cabinet Ministers, P. Waytha Moorthy, Mr. Kulasegaran and Xavier Jayakumar at the Legislative Assembly Building. state of Selangor today.
However, Amirudin assured that the temple will not be demolished or moved, at least until January.
"Until a solution is found, no demolition or action will be taken against the temple," he said, adding that an injunction on the matter would be heard before the court. court on January 11th.
Amirudin said the state government was ready to play the role of mediator in discussions between the developer and the two committees claiming ownership of the temple.
"We have several options on the table. We will start discussions by Tuesday, "he said.
"However, we will only lead this discussion on the condition that there is no more provocation or gathering at the temple, and that all parties must respect the orders of the government of the day. state to ensure the safety of all. "
He added that any decision concerning the temple would be suspended until the conclusion of the discussions between the related parties.
The High Court of Shah Alam today rejected a temple offer to postpone the takeover of the land by One City Development.
Amirudin asked the temple's working group and the temple committee to prevent the locals from becoming a center of instigation and provocation.
"If they want to organize prayers, that's good. But if there are rallies with speeches, I think the police will act harshly, "he added.
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