I bought the house I live in 30 years ago. I have paid my dues for all three decades. But as of January 2015, I decided that I will stop paying my assessment because the Petaling Jaya City Council (MBPJ) is allegedly promoting theft and looting of green lungs in my vicinity.

In fact, I call it the rape of the green places and spaces; therefore, as residents who pay assessment and quit rent which become their salaries, we are being suffocated as residents of this city. I therefore say, “Enough is enough!”

My case-story No 1

The photographs below capture the truths about this theft and rape of one green lung, and I urge the mayor of MBPJ to deny this truth and reality of my allegation. For me, these photographs tell a thousand words and I have already complained about them but to date I have not received one word of reply from the mayor’s office.

The signboard and notice declares that this is private property, on SS1/22 and SS1/39 intersection, next to Kampung Tunku School

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The MBPJ notice about the potential of development, which I believe was rejected by the then-council at their meeting, but not sure what is next?

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The evidence of cement seats and MBPJ-owned trash-cans with a dilapidated and now under-maintained but stolen green space.

Therefore, before I pay my overdue assessments, my questions to the mayor of MBPJ and the state executive council are the following:

1. When and under what terms can such a public green lung be ‘given away’ for private ownership? What is the state government policy for such planned for green places and spaces on all housing and development approvals?

2. Was this not this part and parcel of the green lungs approved and allocated for development of the SPPK Housing Development projects by MPPJ in the 1970s and 80s for development of Kampung Tunku Phases 1, 2 and 3?

3. Why were these green lungs never gazetted as green spaces for the benefits of local residents who bought houses there, as part and parcel of our Town and Country Planning laws and procedures? Is it the work of City Hall to violate the laws of good governance?

4. How then is this piece of green lung now part of a private land ownership claim, as announced by the pretentious thief and rapist?

5. Is it true, as I have suggested that this was always meant to be a green lung? If so, under what conditions was this green space belonging to residents ‘turned over to private interests’, under the National Land Code?

6. Who decided this and therefore agrees with the promotion of such private interests above that of local residents who are the real owners of this green space?

7. Who are the exco members who approved this green space to be given to a private company? Which public servants promoted this abuse by tabling a paper to the executive council? How can we allow the transfer of these green spaces by rapists?

8. Can you please give me names of the state exco members who approved this theft of our green lung?

9. My questions are driven by extreme frustration with corruption in all public spaces and I have already gone formally to the sub-committee of the Select Committee on Competency, Accountability and Transparency (Selcat) and received absolutely no answers. So, I now write about it now, while we prepare for the next elections.

10. Are we then proposing that the Pakatan Harapan government in Selangor also, “sees no wrong, hears no wrong, and consequently speaks no truth?”

I will not wait, holding my breath, for the mayor of MBPJ to give me a reply. But, maybe the MB of Selangor can look into this alleged theft and rape; all in the name of Pakatan Harapan. May God Bless Malaysia with truths and hope on all such matters.