Penang 'DOG' govt not 'CAT': BN accuses Pakatan of selling state land

GEORGE TOWN - The state Barisan Nasional has accused the Pakatan Rakyat state government of "progressively" selling off land owned by the state and the Penang Island Municipal Council to the private sector. Its Batu Lanchang coordinator, Lee Boon Ten, said prime land such as Bayan Mutiara and Taman Manggis were sold to private hands when they should have been retained for building affordable housing. "Losing precious land will complicate future housing plans. On its part, previous BN administrations built 35,700 low- and low-medium cost homes from 1990 to 2008. "Should BN come to power, it will build 20,000 low-cost flats and launch another rent-and-buy scheme in five years at a cost of some RM1.5 billion to overcome housing woes," Lee said. Now that freehold state land was being sold to commercial organisations, there would be consequences, Lee warned. "If it is freehold, the state cannot take back the land unless it buys back the land. Another way to make up for the lack of land is through reclamation," he said at the state BN headquarters here yesterday. Read more.... Jarumemas: Like to see the carton series of Cat Dog