The recent tragedy that struck the country was a landslide after a period of long rainy days. 14 bungalows destroyed and a lot more declared not save causing more than 5000 people became homeless at Bukit Antarabangsa. The rescue mission is still undergoing but at the same time the debate on whose to blame started moments after they reported the landslide.
The former Selangor state gov lead by Khir Toyo are blaming the now PKR lead state gov for the tragedy. Newspaper and all BN controlled media are reporting similar stories. Well if now is the right time to blame anybody, i would say blame the developer and the past government for approving all the hillside projects. And i know its kinda heartless but i say hell yeah, blame the homeowners also. Honestly you can see how steep your houses are, they’re like hanging on the edge of the cliff. If the state gov and developers then were too blind or stupid to see it, i think being an educated group of people (assumption base on the price tag of the houses they can afford), they can make a better judgement on the safety conditions of the area.
But that just one man opinion, i’m sure most of us are thinking the same thing,hehe.
Just to be fair, a quote from Nik Nazmi
“Pada 2 April 2008, beberapa minggu selepas Pakatan Rakyat membentuk Kerajaan Negeri yang baru, Exco mengambil keputusan menghentikan kelulusan projek-projek baru di kecerunan 3 dan 4 (melebihi 20 darjah) di seluruh negeri Selangor.
Keputusan tersebut mendapat kritikan daripada pemaju dan juga pihak-pihak lain yang mengatakan Kerajaan Negeri Selangor anti-pembangunan. Tetapi tragedi terbaru ini mengingatkan kita bahawa ketamakan terhadap keuntungan akan membawa kesan teruk kepada orang ramai.”
Nik Nazmi Nik Ahmad merupakan Setiausaha Politik kepada Menteri Besar Selangor Tan Sri Dato’ Khalid Ibrahim dan Ahli Dewan Undangan Negeri Seri Setia. Nik Nazmi menganggotai Parti Keadilan Rakyat sejak tahun 2005 dan kini merupakan Exco Angkatan Muda Keadilan Malaysia dan Naib Ketua Angkatan Muda Keadilan Kelana Jaya.
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