By SIMON KHOO
BERA: A group of orang asli from Kampung Bukit Rok and Kampung Ibam near here are urging the state government not to leave them out as participants of a Felcra scheme in Padang Kepayang.
They claimed that the land in the area belonged to their forefathers and as such, should be included in the scheme.
Hopeful: Mohamad Nohing (centre, front row) with some of the orang asli villagers. Kampung Bukit Rok village headman Mohamad Nohing, 56, who spoke on behalf of 245 families, said the land area measuring 2,023ha had been gazetted as orang asli ancestral land for cultivation back in 1975.
“Our people have toiled and planted fruits and vegetables on the land even before the country achieved its independence.
“The move to allocate the scheme to outsiders is against the policy to protect the interest of orang asli.
“The state government should give priority to us as participants of the scheme,” he said here recently.
Kampung Ibam village headman Raman Mat, 37, said they had met with Bera MP Datuk Seri Ismail Sabri Yaakob, who pledged to bring up the matter to Mentri Besar Datuk Seri Adnan Yaakob.
Raman said they had also collected names of those who were interested to participate in the integrated agricultural projects.
“However, the name list was cast aside as the area had already been given out to Felcra to be developed,” he said.
i hope our friends in Bukit Rok be patient, i give strong support to our NGO, please do the right job to setle this. pressure government to take this scheme because it not to up grade our income but only to make government rich throught it. and i also want to give advise to all Orang Asli Batin, please don't take this scheme again, refer to risda or any way to upgrade our comunity income. our friends who sit in government part also, don't be blind for this. comes to help them to survive as well again. But i want to warning to left side party, don't take part!! we want to setle this by our own way and we have power to organize it. thank you.
ReplyDeleteYes, mr raman.. that's another way to solve this problem. Hopes to hear from our SENATOR too.
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