Former workers of Bukit Jalil estate were not happy with the proposal made by the City Hall in meeting yesterday.
In July 1980, the estate was acquired by the government for the purposes of development. DBKL had even hired the residents - through private contractors - to tap rubber.
Since 1994, however, the rubber trees have made way for such development projects as the ultra-modern Bukit Jalil sports complex and the equally impressive Bukit Jalil Golf Club.
While not against development, the only thing the residents have asked for is reasonable compensation for abandoning the houses that have been their homes for over four decades.
We want our own house. Weve been living here a long time, almost 60 years. We just want our own house, said spokesperson S Thiakarajan, 54
Video by Indrani Kopal
Former workers of Bukit Jalil estate yesterday rejected a fresh proposal by the government to resolve a 30-year relocation plan.
Human Resources Minister Datuk Dr S Subramaniam's latest attempt at resolving their woes hit a snag when the workers refused to the accept the minister's offer.
City Hall acquired the 28-acre estate for development in the 1980s and as compensation, offered between RM6,000 and RM11,000 to each of the 93 families.
There were also offered low-cost flats in nearby Taman Muhibbah worth RM 80,000, at a 40 percent discount.
But after working for more than 50 years in the estate, the workers felt they deserved better and wanted houses instead.
While 51 of them have moved into the flats temporarily, the remaining families have refused to budge.
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