GEORGE TOWN: Second phase of homes for poor in Taman Manggis, Penang was approved in 2003, Gerakan said today.
State Gerakan secretary Oh Tong Keong said the previous government had approved a new block of the Projek Perumahan Rakyat (PPR) project due to high demand.
"We have proof, there was a memorandum from the State Housing and Local Government director stating that an additional 14-floor block has been approved.
"After Gerakan lost in 2008, the DAP-led government sold the land to private developers.
"By right they should have followed what have been decided for the benefit of the rakyat," he said in a press conference at the state Gerakan headquarters here today.
The contentious 0.46ha Taman Manggis land borders an existing PPR flat that was built in 2007.
A second phase was supposed to have been built, but was scrapped by the DAP Penang government as it was deemed to be too small.
