Felda settlers: An ‘uprising’ in the horizon

(FMT) HULU SELANGOR: Fuelled by Pakatan Rakyat’s willingness to offer legal aid to Felda settlers in Selangor who want to sue the Federal Land Development Authority (Felda) for millions of unpaid amount, Prime Minister Najib Tun Razak may soon have an “uprising” on his hands.

The Selangor settlers have joined the growing number of settlers who are taking the agency to court following successive wins by other settlers.

Felda settlers from Johor, Negeri Sembilan and Pahang have also brought their suits to High Courts in their respective states. The settlers from other states are expected to file similar suits soon.

All of them have charged Felda of marginalising the settlers over the refusal to abide by market rates and Rate of Yield Grade (RYG) which have brought about losses to the tune of RM150 to RM250 each month for each grade for these settlers.

At an average salary of RM1,500 a month, these losses pose a heavy burden to the Felda settler’s livelihoods.

Chairman of the PKR Felda bureau Suhaimai Said has urged Felda to own up to its discriminatory practices and ready themselves to face the uprising of settlers demanding their rights.

“I would like to remind Umno-Barisan Nasional which has used Felda as their lifeline to prepare themselves for the uprising among the settlers.

“The settlers are now aware of Felda’s cheating ways and how they have marginalised the settlers by depriving them of what is rightfully theirs.

“Do not continue to assume that these settlers are stupid, “ he said.

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