KUALA SELANGOR, Aug 16 — The Selangor government will explain its decision to relocate the site of a Hindu temple at Section 19, Shah Alam, to an industrial site near Taman Ixora in Section 23.
Menteri Besar Tan Sri Abdul Khalid Ibrahim hoped that the people, especially residents in Section 23, would understand and accept the government's explanation on the matter.
"The decision (to relocate the temple) was made after several discussions with the parties involved, including the temple committee," he told reporters after distributing aid to the poor in conjunction with the coming Ramadan and Aidilfitri at Batu 8, Ijok, near here.
He said this in response to objections raised by 200 residents of Taman Ixora on the relocation of the temple to their area.
On Friday, the Section 23 action committee against the temple construction sent a protest memorandum to the chairman of the Selangor state committee for welfare, women's affairs, science, technology and innovation, Rodziah Ismail, saying the temple was just 160m from houses, 50m from a playground and 150m from the Surau Al-Jannah at the housing estate.
The committee also asked why there was no public hearing on the matter and that 70 per cent of the residents there were Muslims.
Khalid said it was a problem for the government to find a place which was not densely populated in Selangor for the construction of a house of worship.
"We live in a multi-racial society. So we have to be considerate in this matter," he added. — Bernama
Show/Hide comments
Show/Hide comment form
